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A Novel Strategy for the Synthesis of Sheet‐Like Polyaniline
Author(s) -
Zhang Haibin,
Wang Jixiao,
Wang Zhi,
Zhang Fengbao,
Wang Shichang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200900228
Subject(s) - polyaniline , aniline , dopant , transmission electron microscopy , materials science , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , conductive polymer , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemistry , doping , organic chemistry , composite material , polymerization , optoelectronics , engineering
Abstract Polyaniline (PANI) micro/nanosheets are successfully synthesized by a template‐free method without using any conventional oxidants. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and FT‐IR spectroscopy are applied to characterize the products. By investigating the morphologies and chemical structures of the PANI micro/nanosheets, a possible formation mechanism is proposed. In addition, the influences of experimental parameters, such as the kind of dopant, concentration of aniline, and acidity of reaction system, on the morphologies of the PANI micro/nanosheets have been systematically investigated.