Abstract
Polyaniline (PANI) grafted silica nanoparticles (PANI-SNs) had been prepared firstly by the in situ chemical oxidating of aniline with ammonium peroxodisulfate (APS) from the surfaces of the aminopropyl silica nanoparticles (APSNs) successfully with a dispersion polymerization method. A percentage of grafting (PG) of 205.2% and a grafting efficiency (GE) of 37.7% were achieved, calculated from the results of elemental analysis (EA). The chemical grafting of PANI was confirmed using FTIR and UV/Vis. The morphology of the polyaniline/silica nanocomposites (PANI/SN) and polyaniline grafted silica nanoparticles (PANI-SNs) were examined by SEM and TEM. The surface composition was determined by XPS and TGA were used for the characterization of the thermal stability of the PANI-SNs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 109-113 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Chemistry and Physics |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Characterization
- Chemical oxidating
- In situ graft polymerization
- Polyaniline
- Silica nanoparticles