Conductive Polyaniline/Cellulose/Graphite Composite Films with High Thermal Stability and Antibacterial Activity

Functional composite films were successfully prepared from cellulose, graphite(GP), and polyaniline(PANI) using a combination of physical and chemical processes. Cellulosewasdissolved in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide monohydrate(NMMO) and regenerated in water to form the matrix. GP was dispersed in the NMMO solvent prior to the dissolution of the cellulose, and PANI was deposited on the surfaces of the cellulose/GP films by in situ chemical polymerization. The structures of the PANI/cellusose/GP composite films were investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and SEM/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The mechanical strengths, thermal stabilities, conductivities, and antibacterial activities of the films were studied in detail. The results showed that GP formed a multilayered structure in the cellulose matrix and that the PANI nanoparticles were tightly wrapped on the film surface. The film thickness increased from 40 mm to 100 mm after the addition of GP and PANI. The tensile strength of the composite films was 80~107 MPa, with the elongation at break being 3%~10%. The final residual weight of the composite films was as high as 65%, and the conductivity of the composite films reached 14.36 S/m. The cellulose matrix ensured that the films were flexible and exhibited desirable mechanical properties, while the GP filler significantly improved the thermal stability of the films. The PANI coating acted as a protective layer during burning and provided good electrical conductivity and antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli; both of these characteristics were slightly enhanced by the incorporation of GP. These PANI/cellulose/GP composite films should be suitable for use in electronics, antistatic packing, and numerous other applications.

Polyaniline-graphite composite film glucose oxidase electrode

A novel polyaniline-graphite composite film glucose oxidase （PGCF GOD） electrode was developed. The PGCF was synthesized by cyclic voitammetry method in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4 solution containing 1 g/L graphite powder and 0.2 mol/L aniline. The PGCF GOD electrode was prepared by doping GOD into the composite film. The morphology of the PGCF and the response property of the PGCF GOD electrode were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical measurement, respectively. The results show that the PGCF has a porous and netty structure and the PGCF GOD electrode has excellent response property such as high sensitivity and short response time. Influences of pH value, temperature, glucose concentration and potential on the response current of the electrode were also discussed. The sensor has a maximum steady-state current density of 357.17μA/cm2 and an apparent Michaelis-Menten constant of 16.57 mmol/L. The maximum current response of the enzyme electrode occurs under the condition ofpH 5.5, 0.8 V and 65℃.

Characterization of Electrochromic Properties of Polyaniline Thin Films Electropolymerized in H2SO4 Solution

Polyaniline (PANI) onto indium-doped tin-oxide (ITO)-coated glass samples were prepared by electroopolymerization in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. Structure and morphology characterization of the PANI films demonstrated that the films were grown onto ITO substrates in the form of polycrystalline microbelts separated by micropores. By analysing the UV-Vis absorption spectra of the PANI films, the energy bandgap was found to be approximately 2.75 eV. The PANI/ITO films exhibited a good reversible electrochromic display (ECD) performance when cycled in 0.1 M LiClO4 + pro-pylene carbonate. The response time of the ECD coloration was found to be as small as 15 s and the coloration efficiency was found to be 8.85 cm2 C-1. After 100 cycles of the ECD performance, the cyclic voltammetry curve of the working electrode maintained unchanged. This demonstrates that the electropolymerized PANI films can be served as a good candidate for ECD applications, taking advantage of their excellent properties in terms of chemical stability.

FREE STANDING FILM OF POLYANILINE

A free standing film of polyaniline as large as 18 cm×18cm×0.002 cm can be obtained by evaporation of a solution of the chemically synthesized base in NMP. Its structure was examined by the elemental analysis, IR, U.V.-visible spectra, XPS, DSC, SEM and X-ray scattering and its conducting behavior as well as electrochemical properties were studied. Results show that the composition, structure of main chain, physical properties of the free standing film of polyanilme is similar to that of the powder. However, some differences in its electronic structure, conductivity at room temperature and potential of redox couple between the flee standing film and powder are observed, which may be due to cross-linking of the film of polyaniline.

An Electrochemical Study on the Corrosion Inhibition of Stainless Steel by Polyaniline Film

Polyaniline (PANI) film was electrosynthesized on 304 stainless steel by cyclic voltammetry using aqueous oxalic acid as supporting electrolyte. The potential sweep rates were changed to achieve the PANI film with different thickness and structures. Protective properties of the PANI film for corrosion of stainless steel in 3% NaCl aqueous solution were investigated by monitoring potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that the PANI film which was formed with lower sweep rate led to more positive shift of corrosion potential and greater charge transfer resistance, reflecting higher inhibition for corrosion of the stainless steel.

Electrical resistance response of polyaniline films to water,ethanol,and nitric acid solution

This paper reports on electrical resistance vs. aging time for the response of polyaniline films under exposure to water, ethanol and nitric acid （HNO3） solution. Camphor sulfonic acid-doped polyaniline films were prepared by a ＂doping-dedoping-redoping＂ method, the morphology and microstructures of the films were characterized by a scanning electron microscope and an x-ray diffractometer, the electrical resistance was measured by a four-probe method. It was found that a lower amount of water molecules infiltrating the film can decrease the film＇s resistance possibly due to an enhancement of charge carrier transfer between polyaniline chains, whereas excessive water molecules can swell inter-chain distances and result in a quick increase of resistance. The resistance of the film under exposure to ethanol increases and becomes much larger than the original value. However, HNO3 solution can decrease the film＇s resistance sharply possibly owing to doping effect of protonic acid. These results can help to understand the conduction mechanism in polyaniline films, and also indicate that the films have potential application in chemical sensors.

STABILITY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FULL-CONJUGATED SELF-ASSEMBLED FILMS BASED ON POLYANILINE AND ITS ACID-SUBSTITUTED DERIVATES

The stability of full-conjugated self-assembled （SA） multilayer films based on partially doped polyaniline （PANI） as a polycation and poly（o-aminobenzoic acid） （PCAN）, poly（aniline-2-sulfonic acid） （PSAN） as polyanions is investigated in alkali aqueous solutions. The self-assembled PANI-PCAN films keep their stability within 24 h in 1 mol/L NaOH solution,-the PANI-PSAN films, however, maintain the stability for 20 min in the same condition because the solubility of PSAN in alkali solutions is much higher than that of PCAN. The electrochemical properties of the SA films are determined, and the film-CdS composites formed in situ are also reported.

Preparation and Properties of Polyaniline Composite Films

Polyaniline (PAn) was synthesized by chemical oxidation polymerization. The conductive polymer doped by camphor sulfonic acid (CSA) and a matrix polymer, polyamide66, polyamide1010 or polyamide11, were dissolved in m-cresol and the blend solution was cast in a glass and dried for preparing polyaniline composite films. Conductivity was from 10 -6 to 10 0 Ω -1 ·cm -1 with different weight fraction of PAn-CSA. The crystallization of the films was studied by means of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The treatment of the composite films in different pH value solution would result in decrease of conductivity, especially in an alkaline solution.

Deposition mechanism of nano-structured single-layered C_(36) film on a diamond (100) crystal plane

The Brenner-LJ potential is adopted to describe the interaction between C36 clusters and diamond surface, and the deposition mechanism of multi-C36 clusters on the diamond surface is also studied by using the method of molecular dynamics simulation. The simulation results show that the competition effects of two interactions, i.e. the interaction between cluster and cluster and the interaction between cluster and crystal plane, are studied, and then the influence of these competition effects on C36 cluster deposition is analysed. The finding is that when an incident energy is appropriately chosen, C36 clusters can be chemically adsorbed and deposited steadily on the diamond surface in the form of single-layer, and in the deposition process the multi-C36 clusters present a phenomenon of energy transmission. The experimental result shows that at a temperature of 300K, in order to deposit C36 clusters into a steady nanostructured single-layered film, the optimal incident energy is between 10 and 18 eV, if the incident energy is larger than 18 eV, the C36 clusters will be deposited into an island nano-structured film.

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYANILINE FILM

The photoelectrochemical behavior of polyaniline(PAn)film was studied in aqueous electrolyte solution containing Fe(CN)_6^(3-)/Fe(CN)_+^(4-) redox couple.It was found that PAn films possess the properties of p-type semiconducter and a cathodic photocurrent as high as 700μA/cm^2 was observed when irradiated under polychromatic light of 100mW/cm^2.

STUDIES ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF FREE-STANDING FILMS OF POLYANILINE

An insulate to metal transition was investigated based on the measurements of the dependence of the conductivity, activation energy on the protonation state of polyaniline (PANI). An isotropy in conductivity for stretched salt form of PANI was observed.For salt film of PANI, the Ⅰ-Ⅴ curve obeys Ohm's law, which shows a typical metal behavior, however, for base film or film with low protonation state, it can be explained by Space Charge Limited Current (SCLC). It is also found that the Ⅰ-Ⅴ curve of base film of PANI is independent of the work function of electrodes and the polymerization temperature.

Study on Electrical Property of Polyaniline Composite Film

Polyaniline was synthesized by chemically oxidative poly-merization.By means of infrared spectroscopy,the dif-ference between its intrinsic state structure and its dopedstate structure was determined for researching the rela-tionship between macromolecular structure and conduc-tive property before and after doping.The morphologyof solution-processed polyblends with the electricallyconductive polyaniline-camphor sulfonic acid complex(PAn-CSA)was investigated by using scanning electronmicroscopy.The conductive percolation threshold of thecomposite films is about 2.8%.

蚕丝基柔性压力传感器的制备及其性能研究

蚕丝具有优异的生物相容性、可降解性和易加工性等,是应用于柔性电子领域的理想柔性基底材料。本文通过气液界面聚合法,在蚕丝织物、平板丝和静电纺丝素膜三种蚕丝材料表面实现聚苯胺的原位生长,成功制备出以聚苯胺为活性导电介质的柔性基材,并将其组装成柔性压阻式压力传感器,这为开发高性能、安全可靠和轻质便携的可穿戴电子产品提供新的方法和途径。结果表明:三种蚕丝基柔性压力传感器中,蚕丝织物聚苯胺传感器具有最大的压力检测范围(16.27~504.79 kPa),拉伸变形可达20%,灵敏度仅为0.00129 kPa^(-1);静电纺丝素膜聚苯胺传感器灵敏度最高(0.01376 kPa^(-1)),但拉伸变形能力差,仅可拉伸2.3%;平板丝聚苯胺传感器压力检测灵敏度略高于蚕丝织物聚苯胺传感器,达到0.00134 kPa^(-1),线性检测范围为9.8~87.6 kPa。本文研究开发的蚕丝基柔性压力传感器在运动检测领域具有较好的应用前景。

Preparation of Surfactants Directed PANI/In_2O_3 Nanocomposite Thin Films and Its NH_3-Sensing Properties

Polyaniline/indium oxide （PANI/In2O3） nanocomposite thin films have been prepared in water-dispersed medium with the presence of different surfactants by an in-situ self-assembly technique. A cationic surfactant TTAB （tetradecyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide） and a non-ionic surfactant tween-20 （poly （ethylene oxide） （20） sorbitan monolaurate） are used as additives. The nanocomposites and thin films are characterized by Fourier transform infrared （FTIR）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, respectively. The optical properties reveal the interaction between PANI/In2O3 nanocomposites and surfactants, and PANI/In2O3 thin films prepared in the presence of surfactants exhibits the finer nanofiber than the surfactants free PANI/In2O3 thin film. The ammonia （NH3） gas-sensing characteristic of PANI/In2O3 thin films and the effect of different surfactants on the gas-sensing property are studied. The results indicated that the film processed in the presence of TTAB has the highest gas sensitivity among all the prepared films.

Preparation of Nanosize CdS/PANI Film and Its Photoelectric Properties

Nanosize CdS semiconductor particles were synthesized using the solvothermal technique. The structure was characterized by means of XRD,TEM and ED techniques. PANI film was prepared by electro-chemistry method onto the indium-tin oxide glass. The nanoparticles were doped on PANI film by the dipping process, and the self-assembled nanoparticles-PANI composite film was acquired. The photoelectric properties of the self-assembled film were studied by PL and Z-scan method.

Properties of PAn/PVA Conducting Composite Film by Electrochemical Polymerization

The polyaniline (PAn)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) conductive composite film is synthesized with perchloric acid (HClO 4) as the dopant and oxidant in reaction system by electrochemical polymerization. The result shows that this composite film has very high conductive properties, the maximum value of conductivity reaches 0.173 S/cm at the concentration 0.75 mol. The influences of HClO 4 on the conductivity of the composite film are investigated.In addition,the electrode reaction progress is discussed with the result that obtained from SEM and FTIR analyzing.

植酸掺杂聚苯胺/碳纳米管复合热电薄膜的制备与表征

以单壁碳纳米管(SWCNTs)为基体,掺入适量的植酸、苯胺与过硫酸铵,通过原位溶液聚合制得植酸掺杂聚苯胺/酸化单壁碳纳米管(PA/PANI/SWCNTs)热电复合薄膜。通过扫描电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱、拉曼光谱、X-射线衍射、X-光电子能谱、热重分析和热电仪器表征了复合薄膜的结构与性能。结果表明:植酸掺杂聚苯胺为珊瑚状形貌,掺入适量的植酸掺杂聚苯胺和适当的提升温度有助于提升单壁碳纳米管基热电薄膜的功率因子。当植酸掺杂聚苯胺与酸化单壁碳纳米管的质量比为2∶10,温度为125℃时,PA/PANI/SWCNTs的功率因子最高,为(95.9±1.5)μW/(m·K^(2)),对应的Seebeck系数和电导率分别为(44.5±0.5)μV/K和(48.4±0.3)kS/m。

Self-healable and Robust Film Based on Electroactive Polymer Brush as Electrode for Flexible Supercapacitor

The aim of this study was to develop self-healable and robust elect roconductive film based on polyaniline copolymer for application as electrode in flexible supercapacitor.For this purpose,the electroconductive polymer brushes(EPB)was elaborated.The synthesis of EPB is based on graft polymerizations of acrylamide(AAm)on poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)with formation of PVA-PAAm polymer brush and subsequent graft copolymerization of aniline and p-phenylenediamine on PVA-PAAm resulting in formation of EPB with electroconducting copoly(aniline-co-pphenylenediamine)(PAPh DA).It was found that the ratio between PVA and PAAm at the first stage greatly influence the electrochemical performance of the EPBs.Electroconducting films were prepared by casting of EPB solution with subsequent drying.Investigation of electrical current distribution through the film with AFM reveal more uniform distribution of PAPhDA in EPB in comparison with reference PVA-PAPhDA and PAAm-PAPhDA samples.It was demonstrated that mechanical cha racteristics and electrical conductivity values of films restore at large extent after curring and self-healing under optimal relative humidity level(58%).The flexile supercapacitor cell with EPB film electrodes demon strate specific capacitance 602 mF·cm^(-2)at the current density of 1 mA·cm^(-2)and retention 94%of initial capacitance after 5000 charge/discharge cycles.

STUDY ON POLYANILINE FILM WITH HIGH DENSITY AND HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH

Free-standing film of polyaniline with excellent mechanical and electrical properties has been successfully prepared by using the solution-casting method. The results show that its tensile strength, Young's modulus and elongation at break are about 87.9 MPa, 1563.9 MPa and 10.2%, respectively. It is essential that the soluble polyaniline should be appropriately treated in some suitable organic solvents before making a free-standing film. Films having lustrous, smooth surface, high density and good flexibility can only be doped by protonic acids of small molecular sizes, such as HCl, HClO_4 and H_2SO_4, to the metallic conducting regime (σ=6.7 S/cm). Discussions have been made in terms of doping behavior essentially affecting drawability and mechanical strengths.

Spray synthesis of rapid recovery Zno/polyaniline film ammonia sensor at room temperature

As an excellent room temperature sensing material,polyaniline(PANI)needs to be further investigated in the field of high sensitivity and sustainable gas sensors due to its long recovery time and difficulty to complete recovery.The ZnO/PANI film with p-n heterogeneous energy levels have successfully prepared by spraying Zno nanorod synthesized by hydrothermal method on the PANI film rapidly synthesized at the gas-liquid interface.The presence of p-n heterogeneous energy levels enables the ZnO/PANI film to detect 0.1-100 ppm(1 ppm=10^(-6))NH_(3)at room temperature with the response value to 100 ppm NH_(3)doubled(12.96)and the recovery time shortened to 1/5(31.2s).The ability of high response and fast recovery makes the ZnO/PANI filmto be able to detect NH_(3)at room temperature continuously.It provides a new idea for PANI to prepare sustainable room temperature sensor and promotes the development of room temperature sensor in public safety.