## Abstract The fabrication of a conducting polyaniline (PANi) matrix based on a template of polystyrene (PS) latex is of interest from an academic and application viewpoint. In this Full Paper, we propose a distinctly novel strategy, which involves swelling followed by diffusion and polymerization
Control of Polyaniline Particle Shapes
✍ Scribed by Woo-Hyuk Jung; Young Moo Lee; Nam-Ju Jo; Jang-Oo Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 840 KB
- Volume
- 209
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1352
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Needle‐like poly(aniline p‐toluenesulfonic acid) complex aggregates were synthesized by oxidative polymerization, yielding conductivities of up to 3 S · cm^−1^ and maximum aspect ratios of 26. Rod‐like aggregates as precursors to be developed into needle‐like aggregates were obtained with 1 to 2 h APS addition time at 15 °C. Flake‐like polyanilines were prepared at −2 or +20 °C with 1.9 to 2.5 h of APS addition time, giving aspect ratios of 2 to 10. Plate‐like polyaniline aggregates emerged when xylene was added, and an optimum xylene concentration was 15 vol.‐%, giving 1.3 S · cm^−1^ conductivity. The polyanilines were characterized by optical microscopy, SEM and UV‐vis/NIR spectroscopy.
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