Title :
Synthesis and characterisations of poly(aniline-co-o/m-toluidine)/Sb2O3 nanocomposites
Author :
Latha Jeyakumari, J Juliet ; Yelilarasi, A. ; Sundaresan, B. ; Dhanalakshmi, V. ; Anbarasan, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal Coll., Sivakasi, India
fDate :
8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This study is focused on the preparation and characterisation of conducting poly(aniline-co-o/m-toluidine)/Sb2O3 nanocomposites. These nanocomposites were synthesised by the oxidative chemical polymerisation with peroxydisulphate as an oxidant in aqueous hydrochloric acid (HCl) medium and Sb2O3 as a nanomaterial under different experimental conditions. The nanocomposites were characterised by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and conductivity measurements. FTIR-based kinetics was proposed based on the relative intensities of FTIR peaks.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; antimony compounds; conducting polymers; electrical conductivity; filled polymers; infrared spectra; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; polymerisation; thermal analysis; transmission electron microscopy; FTIR spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Sb2O3; aqueous hydrochloric acid medium; conducting poly(aniline-co-0/m-toluidine); conductivity measurement; high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; nanocomposites; oxidative chemical polymerisation; peroxydisulphate; thermogravimetric analysis;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2010.0065
