Redox reaction of disulfide polyaniline in aqueous solution

The cleavage and formation of the di sulfide bond of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcT) were examined in an aqueous solution of pH value from 0 to 14 with and without polyaniline (PAn), The redox reaction of DMcT was accelerated by PAn in acidic condition. The cell using this anodic material was set-up and characterized in aqueous electrolyte.

Preparation and properties of water-based conducting polyaniline

A convenient way to prepare water-soluble or water-dispersible conducting polyaniline was developed by employing protonic acid dopants containing hydrophilic ethyleneoxide oligomer as counter-ion. The conducting polyaniline possesses electrical conductivity in the range of 10(-3) to 10(-2) S/cm depending on the chosen dopant, and it displays an excellent electrochemical redox reversibility in non-aqueous systems.

Transport property of polyaniline and its molecular weight dependence

The electrical conductivity of polyaniline doped with camphor sulfonic acid (PAn-CSA) was studied. The results indicate that there is a critical temperature (T-c) and the temperature dependence of PAn-CSA conductivity shows metallic and semiconductor characteristics above and below T-c, respectively. The higher the molecular weight of PAn, the lower the T-c. The conductivity was enhanced remarkably when PAn-CSA film was stretched, its room temperature conductivity is up to 750 S/cm when elogonation is 60%; however, T-c was independent of elongation.

Enhanced redox processes of disulfides with partially N-methylated polyaniline

Partially N-methylated polyaniline (NMPAn) is used instead of polyaniline (PAn) to make a composite with organodisulfides for cathodes of lithium secondary batteries. NMPAn displays a better electrocatalytic effect on the redox processes of organodisulfides than PAn. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Polyaniline doped with macromolecular acids

Polyaniline was doped with sulfonated PS, PPO and PEEK. The properties of doped polyaniline depended on the processing method and the structure of main chain backbone of the macromolecular acid.

Interaction of N-methylpyrrolidone with doped polyaniline

The interaction of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and organic acid doped polyaniline (PAn) is studied by UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy. A dedoping effect is observed when the doped PAn solution is extremely diluted by NMP. This effect is due to a strong interaction between NMP and the dopant acid. The competition between NMP and PAn is responsible for the poor conformation of doped polyaniline in NMP solution and the poor conductivity of the film cast from this solution.

Organic acid doped polyaniline derivatives

Soluble poly (o-toluidine) (POT), poly(o-anisidine) (PAs) and poly (o-chloroaniline) (PCAn) were doped with camphorsulfonic acid (CSA). The conductivity and UV-Vis spectra of the CSA-doped POT, PAs and PCAn were studied. These properties were found to be dependent on the solvent used. The cast films from m-cresol solution exhibit more effective doping and higher conductivity.

Solution properties of doped polyaniline

Solution properties of polyaniline (PAn) doped by camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) were examined. PAn-CSA behaves like a polyelectrolyte to different extents depending on the solvent used. In an m-cresol/chloroform solution, PAn-CSA exhibits an expanded chain conformation because of its polyelectrolytic properties. Dilute and concentrated solution properties of PAn-CSA indicate that PAn-CSA is a semirigid polymer which has strong interchain interactions.

New progress in conducting polyaniline

New synthesis system was established to prepare polyaniline (PAn) with controlled molecular weight. The synthesized PAn was completely soluble in many organic solvents such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The molecular aggregation due to the interaction between PAn and NMP molecules was found in dilute PAn/NMP solution. The gelatin of concentrated PAn/NMP solution was a physical crosslinking between PAn molecules with the help of NMP through hydrogen bonding. A gelatin mechanism was proposed.

The rheological properties of polyaniline solution

This paper presents our work on the rheological properties of the solution of polyaniline (PAn) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). The results indicate that the solution's non-Newtonian property becomes more prominent with the increase in solution concentrations exhibiting the behavior of pseudo-plastic fluid. Besides, there is a critical concentration C-v (around 0.06 g/ml), beyond which the viscosity of the PAn/NMP solution takes a sudden increase. with temperature rising, both the viscosity and the thixotropy of the solution decrease, implying that there exist physical cross-linking interactions between the molecular chains in the solution.

SOLUTION PROPERTIES OF POLYANILINE AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Solutions of polyaniline (PAn), poly(ortho-toluidine) (POT) and poly(ortho-anisidine) (PAs) in N-methyl pyrrolidinone (NMP) were examined by viscometric, gel permeation chromatographic (GPC) and theological methods. Strong intermolecular interaction and molecular aggregation are shown.

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF SELF-DOPED POLYANILINE

Sulfonated polyaniline(SPAn) with different sulfonation degree(SD) was prepared, its structure was studied by spectroelectrochemical method, some of its special properties were given.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHLORINATED POLYANILINE

Chlorinated polyaniline (Cl-PAn)with different CI content was synthesized. Typical Cl-PAn 100% soluble in THF both in doped and undoped state was characterized, and the chloroaddition mechanism was discussed.

MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEX OF POLYANILINE WITH SULFONATED POLYSTYRENE

The macromolecular complex of polyaniline(PAn) was prepared using sulfonated polystyrene(SPS) with sulfonation degree (SD) from 5 to 60mol% and characterized.

POLYANILINE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR

Aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors with polyaniline doped with inorganic and organic acids as counterelectrode were fabricated, their properties were studied.