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Morphology and characterization of conductive films based on polyaniline‐coated polystyrene latexes
Author(s) -
Liau WenBin,
Sun YuTing,
Yang LingYueh,
Wang LeeYih,
Chiu WenYen,
Hsieh KuoHuang,
Tseng ShengMao
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.24995
Subject(s) - materials science , polyaniline , polystyrene , scanning electron microscope , annealing (glass) , glass transition , composite material , polymer chemistry , conductive polymer , morphology (biology) , chemical engineering , electrical conductor , conductivity , polymer , polymerization , chemistry , biology , engineering , genetics
The polyaniline (PANI)‐coated polystyrene (PS) latexes were synthesized, and the electrically conductive films were prepared thereafter. The weight ratio of PANI was 5%. Thermal analysis of the latices was performed using DSC and TGA. In this study, the electrically conductive films were prepared above the PS glass transition temperature ( T g ). During the film formation, the effects of the annealing temperature and atmosphere (air or N 2 ) on the film resistance were investigated. In addition, the film morphology was observed utilizing scanning electron microscopy. The film resistance decreased in the initial heating stage due to the increasing temperature and the compaction of film. Then the film resistance increased with further annealing due to the aging of PANI. Typically, the film resistance was about 6000 Ω/sq, and the conductivity was 0.3 S/cm. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 5406–5413, 2006