Published May 1996 | Version v1
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A new conducting nanocomposite -- PPy-zirconium (IV) oxide

Creators

  • 1. Saha Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta (India). Nuclear Chemistry Div.
  • 2. Nabadwip Vidyasagar Coll., Nadia (India). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

Pyrrole was polymerized in the presence of ultrafine zirconium (IV) oxide (ZrO2) particles which act as a dispersant for pyrrole. Room temperature conductivities of the resulting polypyrrole-zirconium (IV) oxide nanocomposites having different ZrO2 particle concentrations were measured and were compared with that of bare polypyrrole. It was observed that the conductivities of the nanocomposites were higher than that of the polypyrrole without ZrO2 and increased with ZrO2 concentration up to a certain limit. From transmission electron microscope studies, particle size and morphology of the nanocomposites and ZrO2 particles were obtained

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Polypyrrole/Zirconium Oxide

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 527-530.
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
27055713
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRON CHLORIDES; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATES; POLYMERIZATION; PYRROLES; SOLS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
AZOLES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS