Conducting polymer composites of polypyrrole and a poly(arylene ether ketone)
Author
Selampinar F.
Akbulut, U.
Toppare L.
Date
1998Source Title
Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
Print ISSN
0360-2559
Volume
37
Issue
3
Pages
295 - 302
Language
English
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Abstract
Electrically conducting composites of polypyrrole and a poly(arylene ether ketone) were synthesized by electroinitiated polymerization of pyrrole on a poly(arylene ether ketone)-coated platinum electrode. The electrolysis medium was water and p-toluene sulfonic acid. The conductivities of the composites were in the range 1-10 S/cm. The composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and thermal analyses. The composites were found to be composed of bilayers which can be peeled into two free-standing polymer films. The solution side of the polypyrrole layer of the alloy film contains globular structures, whereas the other side is smoother.
Keywords
Electrochemical blendingPolypyrrole
Conductive plastics
Electric conductivity of solids
Electrochemical electrodes
Electrolysis
Electropolymerization
Organic acids
Platinum
Polyethers
Polypyrroles
Scanning electron microscopy
Thermoanalysis
Water
Polyarylene ether ketone
Composite materials