Synthesis of a hexafluoropropylidene-bis(phthalic anhydride)-based polyimide and its conducting polymer composites with polypyrrole
✍ Scribed by Fatma Selampinar; Ural Akbulut; Tulay Yilmaz; Attila Gungor; Levent Toppare
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 273 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-624X
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✦ Synopsis
A new electrically conducting composite film from polypyrrole and 4,4-(hexafluoroisopropylidene) -bis(phthalic anhydride)-based polyimide was prepared. Pyrrole and the dopant ion can easily penetrate through the polyimide substrate and electropolymerize on the platinum (Pt) electrode due to the swelling of the polyimide on the metal electrode. The electrochemical properties of polypyrrole-polyimide (PPy/ PI) composite films have been investigated by using cyclic voltammetry. The PPy/PI composite film is suitable for use as the electroactive material owing to its stable and controllable electrochemical properties. The electrical conductivity of composites falls in the range 0.0035-15 S/cm. Scanning electron micrograph, FTIR, and thermal studies indicate that PPy and PI form a homogeneous material rather than a simple mixture.