Authors: Ashutosh Tiwari
Publish Date: 2008/02/13
Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 337-342
Abstract
A novel electrically active water soluble gum acaciapolyaniline GA–PANI hybrid was synthesized using ceric ammonium nitrate as initiator in acidic medium The representative hybrid material was characterized using UVvisible FTIR and SEM taking polyaniline as reference The composition of aniline to gum acacia was tailored to optimize possible crosslinking in side the hybrid The hybrid material exhibited pH switching electrical conductivity which was decreased with increasing pH of the material IV characteristics and acid–base sensitivity of the hybrid material were extensively investigated in order to find out its electronic behavior during current flow
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