Effect of Dopant on the Morphological and Electrical Properties of Polyaniline/MCM-41 Nanocomposites
Sadia Ameen
Energy Materials & Surface Science Laboratory, Solar Energy Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea ; Authors contributed equally to this work
M. Husain
Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110 025, India
M. Shaheer Akhtar
New & Renewable Energy Material Development Center, Chonbuk National University, Buangun, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
Young Soon Kim
Energy Materials & Surface Science Laboratory, Solar Energy Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea ; Authors contributed equally to this work
Hyung-Shik Shin
Energy Materials & Surface Science Laboratory, Solar Energy Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
Corresponding Author(s) : Hyung-Shik Shin
hsshin@jbnu.ac.kr
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 23 No. 2 (2011): Vol 23 Issue 2
The novel organic-inorganic nanocomposite was prepared with polyaniline (PANI) and mesoporous MCM-41 by the polymerization of aniline hydrochloride monomer. The structural, crystalline and Raman results confirmed the formation of the nanocomposites through the interaction between PANI molecules and MCM-41. DC conductivity of the nanocomposites was significantly affected by the incorporation of HCl doped PANI molecules into PANI/MCM- 41 nanocomposites. It was observed that the undoped polyaniline/MCM-41 nanocomposite presented an electrically insulating DC conductivity of the order of 10-13 ohm-1 cm-1 and after the introduction of HCl doped PANI molecules into MCM-41, the proton conductivity reached the order of 10-3 ohm-1 cm-1.
Ameen, S., Husain, M., Shaheer Akhtar, M., Soon Kim, Y., & Shin, H.-S. (2010). Effect of Dopant on the Morphological and Electrical Properties of Polyaniline/MCM-41 Nanocomposites. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(2), 617–620. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/15842
