Effect of vacuum annealing on the characteristics of composite pellets containing DBSA-doped polyaniline and Fe nanoparticles

The DBSA-PANI-Fe composite powder with 50wt% of Fe nanoparticles was prepared by mechanically mixing the DBSA-doped polyaniline powder and Fe nanoparticles. The composite powder was compacted to pellets and the pellets were annealed in vacuum at 443,493,543, and 593 K for 60 and 120 min. The conductivity of the pellet increases markedly with increasing the annealing temperature up to 493 K, and then decreases with further increasing the annealing temperature. When the pellet was annealed at 493 K for 60 min, the increment of conductivity reaches a maximum value, and the conductivity is 2.6 times as large as that of the pellet unannealed. The conductivities of the pellets annealed under the conditions of 543 K/120 min, 593 K/60 min, and 593 K/120 min are lower than the conductivity of the pellet unannealed. For all the pellets, the variation in conductivity with temperature reveals that the charge transport mechanism can be considered to be 1-D variable-range-hopping （1-D VRH）. The composite pellet shows a magnetic hysteresis loop independent of the annealing condition. The saturation magnetization is about 5.4×10^4 emu/kg. The saturation field and the coercivity are estimated to be 4.38×10^5 and 3.06×10^4 A/m, respectively. The crystalline structure ofFe nanoparticles in the composites does not change with the annealing condition. The annealing condition cannot destroy the polymer backbones.

Mesoporous Structure and Photocatalytic Activity of Doped Polyanilines

Photocatalytic activity of doped polyaniline nanopowders with different molar ratio of An/O （aniline^oxidizer） has been studied in the process of photocatalytic decolorization of aqueous solutions of methylene blue. By means of scanning electron microscopy and low-temperature N2 adsorption method, it was found that doped PANI （polyaniline） nanopowders have the particles size of 30-50 nm with the specific surface area of 20-35 m2.g＂~. It was found that PANI photocatalytic activity essentially depends on molar ratio of An/O and adsorption interactions between the dye molecules and catalytic active centers on PANI surface and these interactions are greatly affected by pH of the solution 9.2. An optimum of the synergetic effect is found for an initial molar ratio of aniline to oxidizer equal to 0.8.

Corrosion Resistance and Antifouling Bioinspired Coating with Doped Polyaniline and TO@CA Self-Healing Nanocapsules

In this study,an integrative bioinspired coating system for antifouling and corrosion resistance was investigated,in which self-healing nanocapsules(tung oil calcium alginate,TO@CA),doped polyaniline and nano-titanium dioxide nanocomposites(SPAn–TiO_(2))and a biostructure metal surface were combined.The antifouling property of the bioinspired coating resulted from the synergistic antifouling effect of nano-TiO_(2)and acid-doped polyaniline in SPAn–TiO_(2).The protonated nitrogen with a positive charge in SPAn–TiO_(2)and the intrinsic bactericidal property of nano-TiO_(2)could damage negatively charged single-celled chlorella,endowing the composite coating with good antifouling performance(less algae attached on the surfaces after a 90-day antifouling test and a conductivity test).The composite bioinspired coating had excellent corrosion resistance,which was due to the good synergistic anticorrosion barrier effect of SPAn–TiO_(2)with TO@CA nanocapsules and the repairing ability of microcracks of TO@CA nanocapsules during the corrosion process.The bioinspired coating with 2 wt%SPAn–TiO_(2)and 2 wt%TO@CA nanocapsules exhibited a better adhesion,corrosion resistance and antifouling performance than the other coatings did.

Photoelectric Property of Polyaniline Doped with Organic Sulphonic Acid

Photoelectric property of polyaniline doped with dodecyl-benzene sulphonic acid (DBSA) is studied. The result shows that the concentration of carrier increases obviously, when polyaniline doped with DBSA is irradiated with light. Mixture of sensitive material is advantageous to the absorption of polyaniline in visible light spectrum, and the conductivity is also improved. The results of dielectric measurements on polyaniline doped with DBSA in an Al-PAn-DBSA-Al configuration as function of frequency and temperature are reported. The space-charge polarization phenomenon is observed. Carrier lifetime is microsecond magnitude and mobility is (0.001～0.1) cm 2/V·s, which are obtained by calculation or experiment. The active energy is obtained from the relation between conductivity and temperature. The conducting mechanism of PAn-DBSA is analyzed.