<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>DBSA doped polypyrrole was prepared by In-situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. The reaction temperature was 0 to 20 °C. Different weight percentages of PSS (40 wt.%, 60 wt.% and 80 wt.%) were mechanically blended with a pestle in an agate mortar for 25 minutes by solid state mixing. The investigation of the blend focused on the optical, structural and morphological properties. SEM micrographs indicated that PSS was homogeneously distributed within DBSA doped PPy. FT-IR study confirmed the doped and blended dopants in the composite structure. UV-study revealed the π → π* transition in benzenoid rings of DBSA and presence of PSS. The semi-crystalline nature of the composites improved with increasing the weight percentage of PSS.</p></abstract>

DBSA doped polypyrrole was prepared by In-situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. The reaction temperature was 0 to 20 °C. Different weight percentages of PSS (40 wt.%, 60 wt.% and 80 wt.%) were mechanically blended with a pestle in an agate mortar for 25 minutes by solid state mixing. The investigation of the blend focused on the optical, structural and morphological properties. SEM micrographs indicated that PSS was homogeneously distributed within DBSA doped PPy. FT-IR study confirmed the doped and blended dopants in the composite structure. UV-study revealed the π → π* transition in benzenoid rings of DBSA and presence of PSS. The semi-crystalline nature of the composites improved with increasing the weight percentage of PSS.

DBSA doped polypyrrole blended with Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) by mechanical mixing

Department of Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-20, Tamilnadu, India

Department of Physics, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 635109, Tamilnadu, India

Materials Science-Poland

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DBSA doped polypyrrole was prepared by In-situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. The reaction temperature was 0 to 20 °C. Different weight percentages...

DBSA doped polypyrrole blended with Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) by mechanical mixing

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 648 - 651

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-014-0234-9

Keywords
solid-state mixing, composites, morphological, structural and optical properties

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

DBSA doped polypyrrole blended with Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) by mechanical mixing

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 648 - 651

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-014-0234-9

Keywordssolid-state mixing, composites, morphological, structural and optical properties

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
solid-state mixing, composites, morphological, structural and optical properties