Open AccessCharacterization of Low Temperature Soluble Polyaniline
Author(s) -
Jeff C. Michaelson,
A. J. McEvoy,
Takeo Shimidzu
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1993.490
Subject(s) - polyaniline , electrolyte , polymer , materials science , characterization (materials science) , polyaniline nanofibers , conductive polymer , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , nanotechnology , chemistry , electrode , polymerization , engineering
Because the charging of polyaniline films occurs in the bulk of the material rather than exclusively at the polymer-electrolyte interface, the use of thick polymer films for battery applications is justifiable. Here, we present a method for producing soluble polyaniline which can be cast to form free-standing films. Investigation by scanning electron microsopy (SEM) has shown that these films are significantly more compact than those made by standard electropolymerization.