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Ordering and stability in conducting polypyrrole
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posted on 1998-04-30, 00:00 authored by K Cheah, Maria ForsythMaria Forsyth, V T TruongX-ray diffraction (XRD) was employed to characterize electrochemically synthesized polypyrrole (PPy) films with 1,5-naphthalene disulfonate (1,5-NDS) counterions treated with simple acid and base. Results show that the as-synthesized film is amorphous with short-range ordering in the polymer backbone. This ordering is soon lost after thermal ageing at 150°C for 60 days and there is evidence of counterion degradation. Base treatment of the PPy/1,5-NDS films has similar effects leading to a complete loss of ordering in the polymer backbone and dedoping of the polymer. Acid treatment at high temperatures increases the ordering of the polymer backbone and results in the development of a secondary interdopant peak confirming that ion exchange has occurred. Conductivity of the PPy was also increased substantially. The enhanced ordering was maintained even after thermal ageing. Room-temperature acid treatment also results in improved ordering of the polymer as well as the counterion but the increase in conductivity is only marginal and most of the ordering is soon lost after thermal ageing. Increase in ordering of the polymer structure seems to lead to better conductivity, although not necessarily improved thermal stability.
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Journal
Synthetic metalsVolume
94Issue
2Pagination
215 - 219Publisher
Elsevier S.A.Location
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
ISSN
0379-6779Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
1998, Elsevier Science S.A.Usage metrics
Keywords
polypyrroleorderingxray diffractionion exchangeconductivitythermal ageingScience & TechnologyTechnologyPhysical SciencesMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Condensed MatterPolymer ScienceMaterials SciencePhysicsX-ray diffractionFILMSDEGRADATIONMORPHOLOGYPOLYMERSBASEACIDCondensed Matter Physics
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