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POLYMERS
卷 15, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15061528
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polypyrrole nanoparticles; ultrasonication; sonication parameters; response surface methodology; conductivity
In this study, PPy nanoparticles with high conductivity were synthesized using a chemical oxidative polymerization-assisted ultra-sonication method. The influence of sonication parameters on the structure, morphology, and electrical properties of PPy was examined. Various analyses were performed to characterize the PPy, and the obtained PPy showed promising conductivity for applications in supercapacitors, sensors, and other smart electronic devices.
Polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles are reliable conducting polymers with many industrial applications. Nevertheless, owing to disadvantages in structure and morphology, producing PPy with high electrical conductivity is challenging. In this study, a chemical oxidative polymerization-assisted ultra-sonication method was used to synthesize PPy with high conductivity. The influence of critical sonication parameters such as time and power on the structure, morphology, and electrical properties was examined using response surface methodology. Various analyses such as SEM, FTIR, DSC, and TGA were performed on the PPy. An R-2 value of 0.8699 from the regression analysis suggested a fine correlation between the observed and predicted values of PPy conductivity. Using response surface plots and contour line diagrams, the optimum sonication time and sonication power were found to be 17 min and 24 W, respectively, generating a maximum conductivity of 2.334 S/cm. Meanwhile, the model predicted 2.249 S/cm conductivity, indicating successful alignment with the experimental data and incurring marginal error. SEM results demonstrated that the morphology of the particles was almost spherical, whereas the FTIR spectra indicated the presence of certain functional groups in the PPy. The obtained PPy with high conductivity can be a promising conducting material with various applications, such as in supercapacitors, sensors, and other smart electronic devices.
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