Abstract
With an average diameter of 300-500 nm, conducting microspheres of polyaniline (PANI)
were synthesized successfully by a self-assembly method in the presence of ferrocene sulfonic acid
(FcSO3H) as the dopant, and ammonium persulfate ((NH4)2S2O8) as the oxidant. Scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) proved that the microspheres of
PANI- FcSO3H synthesized by a self-assembly process were hollow ones. And the backbone structure
of obtained PANI- FcSO3H was characterized by FTIR spectrum. The effect of synthetic conditions,
such as the molar ratio of FcSO3H to aniline (An) and the reaction temperature, on the morphology
and size was also investigated.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics