Abstract: | Electropolymerization of pyrrole on tantalum (Ta) electrodes was carried out in buffer solutions (0.04 M phosphoric acid, 0.04 M acetic acid, 0.04 M boric acid and 0.2 M sodium hydroxide) containing 0.1 M sodium ptoluenesulfonate (TsONa) under galvanostatic conditions and it was found that a polypyrrole (PPy) and a tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) layer are formed on a Ta electrode by an electrochemical oxidation process. The conditions of this simultaneous formation were studied in respect to current density (id), pyrrole concentration (Py]), pH and the amount of electricity. Under certain conditions (Py] = 0.25 M, pH = 1.8, id = 10–20 mA cm?2, the amount of electricity = 1 C), 6–8 μm thick PPy films were efficiently formed on homogeneous 30–50 nm thick Ta2O5 layers. The PPy film showed a high electrical conductivity (110 s cm?1), adhered well and covered the Ta2O5 layer. The resulting PPy/Ta2O5/Ta system is therefore proved to have excellent properties as a capacitor. |