Electrochemical synthesis of hierarchical dendritic polyaniline nanostructures

Authors

Shao-Huang WENG, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China
Jian-Zhang ZHOU, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
Zhong-Hua LIN, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
Xin-Hua LIN, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China

Corresponding Author

Jian-Zhang ZHOU(jzzhou@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

In this work, the p-TSA doped and hierarchical dendritic nanostructured polyanilines (PANI) have been prepared by potentiostatic electropolymerization without using any templates at room temperature. The mechanism of the polymerization has been discussed according to the electrodeposition curves. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to confirm the formation of uniform hierarchical dendritic structure on PANI. UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) proved that the prepared PANI is in the form of emeraldine salt. The templateless electrodeposition method is simple, easy to operate, can be applied to fabricate other nanostructures of conducting polymers.

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DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2945

Publication Date

2013-04-28

Online Available Date

2012-01-15

Revised Date

2012-01-05

Received Date

2011-11-17

Recommended Citation

Shao-Huang WENG, Jian-Zhang ZHOU, Zhong-Hua LIN, Xin-Hua LIN. Electrochemical synthesis of hierarchical dendritic polyaniline nanostructures[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2013 , 19(2): Article 16.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2945
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol19/iss2/16

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