Effects of polymerization media on the nanoscale conductivity and current-voltage characteristics of chemically synthesized polyaniline films

A current sensing atomic force microscope (CS-AFM) was used to probe the conducting homogeneity and band structures of fully doped polyaniline (PANI) films prepared from in situ chemical polymerization/deposition of aniline on indium tin oxide in various inorganic acids. The charge transport properties of PANI films depend on the film thickness as well as polymerization medium. Fluctuations in conductivity are observed on all acid-doped PANI films and the conducting homogeneity was dependent on the film thickness: the conductivity of thick film is more uniform. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of all thick (>200 nm) films displayed a metal-like behavior and conductivity as high as 40 S/cm was detected in high conducting regions of film thicker than 400 nm. Whereas thin (<120 nm) films revealed insulating, semiconducting, and semimetal conducting, wide distribution in conductivity and interband distances (estimated from the I-V ordI/dV-V curves) was found. The interband distances is 0-1.35, 0-1.0, and 0-0.78 eV for thin PANI film prepared from HCl(aq), HClO(4)(aq), and H2SO4(aq), respectively. PANI film (260 nm) prepared from H2SO4(aq) revealed fiberlike morphology, and compared to PANI films prepared from HCl(aq) and HClO4(aq) with similar thickness, it has higher average nanoscale conductivity but lower bulk conductivity. This result could be direct evidence which supports that the bulk conductivity of PANI depended on the carriers hopping between the conducting domains.     

Preparation and characterization of polyaniline films in the presence of N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine

The chemical oxidation of aniline to form polyaniline (PANI) films was made in the presence of N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (PPDA) in aqueous hydrochloric acid medium. The PANI films were monitored by using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique. The effect of PPDA and its concentration on the film formation was investigated. It was found that PPDA decreases the yield of the PANI film, the induction period and the depletion time of the polymerization. However, the growth rate of the film formation was found to increase by increasing PPDA concentration. These results were justified by measuring the UV-VIS absorption spectra for the in situ PANI films and the in situ UV-VIS absorption spectra for the polymer in the bulk during the polymerization. The conductivity for the PANI films at different concentrations of PPDA was measured. Also, the IR spectra, X-ray and the thermal gravimetric analysis for the PANI powder formed in the bulk in the presence of PPDA were measured and discussed.     

Nanoscale measurements of conducting domains and current-voltage characteristics of chemically deposited polyaniline films

Spatial variations in electric conductivity and evolutions of band structures of polyaniline (PANI) films have been studied by use of a so-called current-sensing atomic force microscope (CS-AFM) or atomic force microscope current image tunneling spectroscopy (AFM-CITS). PANI films were deposited chemically onto indium-tin oxide- (ITO-) glass substrates, and their thickness and doping levels were controlled by polymerization and acid-doping conditions. The conducting uniformity of the PANI films depends on their doping level and thickness. Conducting domains were observed in fully doped PANI film, even when the bias voltage was reduced to as small as 30 mV. High current flowing regions gradually disappeared when conducting PANI films were partially dedoped. The point-contact current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of conducting tip-polymer/ITO systems were investigated on PANI films with different thickness and degree of doping. Various types of I-V curves representing metallic, semiconducting, and insulating states were obtained depending on the aggregation of polymer chains and doping level of the polymer film. The band gap energies (estimated from the I-V or dI/dV-V curves) of emeraldine base (EB) (undoped polyaniline) films are all higher than 3.8 eV, and a wide distribution of the band gap energies (0-1.1 eV and 0.75-1.8 eV for fully and partially doped PANI thin films, respectively) was found in a single polymer film.     

聚苯胺的化学合成及其电化学表征

本文用化学聚合法合成了在Ｎ－甲基吡咯烷酮（ＮＭＰ）中可溶的聚苯胺（ＰＡＮＩ）。通过溶液法定量（浓度与体积）制膜，对ＰＡＮＩ膜修饰电极的循环伏安（ＣＶ）性质进行了研究，证实了ＰＡＮＩ膜在１０．０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＨＣｌ的介质中，－０．１５￣０．６５Ｖ（ｖｓ．ＳＣＥ）的电位范围内氧化还原单元为八隅体单元。比较了恒电流聚合与化学聚合所得的聚苯胺的ＣＶ性质，发现两者有很好的一致性。     

The kinetics and spectral studies of the in situ polyaniline film formation

The chemical oxidation of aniline with ammonium persulfate (APS) in an aqueous acidic solution to form polyaniline (PANI) films has been studied using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique. The kinetics of the film formation was investigated. The reaction exhibited half-order with respect to APS and first-order to aniline. The effect of temperature on the growth rate of PANI films was studied. The activation energy is 39.79 kJ/mol. This is in agreement with the corresponding one determined for the chemical polymerization of PANI in the bulk. The UV-visible spectra of the PANI films grown onto a glass support immersed into the bulk solution were measured. The absorption of the PANI film with time was also studied and compared to the growth of the PANI film thickness using the QCM technique.     

Electrochemical properties of rhodium- and gold-containing polyaniline films

Graphite-supported polyaniline films (PANI) containing rhodium particles were obtained by two procedures: metal electrodeposition on a prepared PANI film and electropolymerization. The adsorption/desorption and electrowinning of hydrogen on these films were observed for both types of synthesized composite films. PANI/Au composites were synthesized using the PANI films deposited onto a gold electrode. High anode potentials were further applied to the electrode in the presence of chloride ions, leading to a dissolution of gold and its transfer to the films during subsequent electroreduction. The amounts of the chloride complexes of gold formed in this procedure were determined by cyclic voltammetry of their electroreduction.     

Electrodeposition of mercury on gold from very dilute mercury(II) solution

Flameless atomic absorption spectrometry (flameless a.a.s.) was applied to study the state of mercury deposited on a gold plate electrode from very dilute mercury(II) solution by controlled-potential electrolysis. A stable monolayer is formed on the gold electrode by the electrolysis at a potential about 200 mV more positive than the reversible Nernst potential for the reduction of mercury(II) to mercury(0). After the monolayer formation, bulk mercury is deposited on the monolayer at the reversible potential and an adatom layer is also found. The difference of activation free energies between the evaporation of mercury from the monolayer and that from bulk mercury corresponds to the underpotential shift for the electrodeposition of mercury on the gold electrode.     

聚合时间对染料敏化太阳能电池中聚苯胺对电极结构和性能的影响

采用恒电压方法, 以掺杂氟的SnO₂ (FTO)导电玻璃为基底, 采用不同的聚合时间制备SO₄^2?掺杂的聚苯胺对电极(PANI CEs). 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、循环伏安法(CV)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)等技术详细研究了聚合时间对PANI CEs的表面形貌、结构(如掺杂度、共轭性、氧化态等)和对I^?/I^3?的催化活性的影响. SEM结果表明PANI在FTO上的生长分两个阶段. 适当增加聚合时间可以增加PANI CEs的比表面积, 为催化I^?/I^3?反应提供更多的活性位点, 同时聚苯胺链的共轭性、半氧化态聚苯胺(EB)结构的含量和对阴离子SO₄^2?的掺杂度会随着增加, 进而PANI 的导电率也逐渐增大. 然而, 聚合时间过长会引起薄膜厚度的增加和氧化结构的过多, 使PANI CEs的导电率降低, 电子在PANI 薄膜中的传输阻抗增加, 进而影响其对I^?/I^3?的催化性能. 聚合时间为300 s 时制备出的PANI 薄膜作为染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)对电极和以D149 为染料时, 获得的最高电池光电转换效率为5.30%, 可达到基于Pt 对电极电池效率的88%. 因此, 通过电化学方法制备的PANI CEs有望代替贵金属Pt CEs用于DSSCs中.     

铂粒子修饰单壁碳纳米管/聚苯胺复合膜对甲醛的电催化氧化

在溶有单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)的苯胺溶液中, 通过电化学共聚合法成功制备了单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)/聚苯胺(PANI)复合膜. 用电沉积法将铂沉积到SWNT/PANI复合膜上. 样品的成分和形貌分别用XRD和SEM表征. 四探针和电化学交流阻抗的研究表明被PANI包裹的SWNTs整齐地排列在复合膜中, 从而提高了复合膜的电导率, 促进了电荷转移. 循环伏安(CV)说明Pt修饰的SWNT/PANI复合膜对于甲醛氧化具有良好的电催化活性及稳定性. 研究结果表明SWNT/PANI复合膜是一种非常好的催化剂载体, 有着广泛的应用前景.     

Polyaniline film deposition from the oxidative polymerization of aniline using K2Cr2O7

The deposition of the polyaniline (PANI) films was monitored using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique. The films were grown from an aqueous dilute hydrochloric acid solution by the chemical oxidation of aniline using potassium dichromate (KDC). The effect of the initial molar ratio of the KDC/aniline on the yield and the growth rate of the PANI films were studied. There is no optimum initial molar ratio of KDC/aniline of PANI film deposition. Also there was a small depletion period and no degradation to the deposited PANI films. The order of the polymerization kinetics was studied with respect to KDC. The UV-visible spectra of the PANI films grown onto a glass support immersed into the bulk solution were measured. The absorption of the PANI film with the time of polymerization was compared to the growth of the PANI film thickness with time determined from the QCM technique. The characteristics of the PANI film deposition were compared to the corresponding ones that were observed during the oxidative polymerization of aniline with ammonium persulphate (APS).     

聚乙撑二氧噻吩的导电性及现场ESR响应的研究

聚乙撑二氧噻吩(PEDOT)因为具有很高的稳定性和导电性，近年来受到了广泛 的注意并开始在许多方面得到实际应用．电化学聚合方法具有操作简便、易于控制 等优点．本文采用恒电位电化学聚合方法，在水溶液中Pt电极上制备了聚乙撑二氧 噻吩．研究了单体浓度、支持电解质种类、聚合电位等因素对聚合得到的PEDOT膜 导电性的影响．首次运用电化学现场ESR技术研究了水溶液中PEDOT膜的ESR响应， 结合电化学现场的膜电阻测量研究了PEDOT膜的导电性随所加电位的变化规律．结 果表明，PEDOT膜随不同电位的导电性的变化规律符合极化子—双极化子理论．     

乳液聚合中聚苯胺膜形成的动力学研究

以(NH4)2S2O8(APS)为氧化剂,十二烷基苯磺酸(DBSA)同时为乳化剂和掺杂剂,采用乳液聚合方法制备聚苯胺膜(PANIfilm),用石英晶体微天平(QCM)实时监测聚苯胺膜的形成过程,并对其动力学过程进行研究.结果表明,聚苯胺成膜反应对APS是0.5级,对苯胺是1级,聚苯胺膜增长速率随温度的升高而增加,而聚苯胺膜的最终沉积量却减小,表观活化能Ea=41.15kJ/mol,与均相溶液聚合成膜法的结果相近;随着DBSA浓度的增加,聚苯胺膜增长速率减小,而最终的沉积量增大.     

One‐Step Electrodeposition to Layer‐by‐Layer Graphene–Conducting‐Polymer Hybrid Films

One‐step fabrication of graphene–polyaniline (graphene–PANI) hybrid film was facilely achieved by cyclic voltammetric electrolysis of a bath containing both graphene oxide (GO) and aniline, where graphene is obtained by electrochemical reduction of GO and PANI is simultaneously obtained by aniline electropolymerization. As there is no strong attraction between aniline and GO under the electrodeposition conditions, the independent depositions of PANI and reduced GO nanosheets at their greatly differed potentials led to alternate layered graphene–PANI films, with the topmost layer being PANI particles or graphene sheets just by changing the initial scan directions. The two kinds of graphene–PANI hybrid films present excellent but different electrical and electrochemical behaviors.     

Charge transport and contact resistance in coplanar devices based on colloidal polyaniline dispersion

The charge transport properties of thin films prepared from colloidal dispersion of polyaniline stabilized by poly(N‐vinylpyrrolidone) (PANI/PVP) have been investigated. The electrical characterization of coplanar device comprising of gold electrodes and PANI/PVP film deposited by spin coating served to gain insights into the contact and bulk resistance. The films prepared from PANI/PVP colloidal dispersion show high stability over a large temperature range. Temperature dependent measurements in the range from 90 to 350 K reveal that the charge transport can be described by a three‐dimensional variable‐range hopping mechanism as the dominant mode in the films. The stability of the films cast from dispersion within a large temperature range opens the possibility of the application as a polymer semiconductor layer in sensors and charge‐transport interlayer in organic solar cells. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1710–1716     

Preparation and characterization of a conductive polyaniline/polysulfone film and evaluation of the effect of co-solvent

A novel conductive dense membrane composed of polyaniline (PANI) and polysulfone (PSU) was prepared. To improve the solubility of PANI in N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) and consequently increase the conductivity of the eventual film, a tertiary amine (1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, DMI) was added to the solvent as a co-solvent. Different PANI solution concentrations in NMP/DMI were used to make blend films via solution blending with PSU solution in NMP in different ratio’s of PANI/PSU. The effect of the PSU fraction on the properties of the membrane has been investigated. The electrical conductivity, doping degree, crystallinity, miscibility of the polymers and shape stability were investigated. It was observed that an increase in the PSU fraction causes a decrease in the conductivity as well as less film deformation after doping. The conductivity and shape stability of the blend film were optimized by a change in PANI concentration in the casting solution and a change in the PSU fraction. The best conductivity was achieved using 3% PANI solution in NMP/DMI and the minimum percentage of PSU, allowing good shape stability after doping, was found to be 40%.     

Gold electroless deposition into poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene films

By electroless deposition of gold into poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) films, the composite films (PEDOT-Au) are synthesized. Their electrochemical properties are studied by cyclic voltammetric (CVA) method. It is shown that in contrast to the original PEDOT film, the CVA curves of composite PEDOT-Au films measured in the presence of chloride ions reveal additional redox peaks associated with the presence of gold particles. The loading of metal gold particles by its chemical deposition into the polymer film is quantitatively assessed using quartz crystal microbalance method. The film mass is shown to depend on the time of gold loading and its original concentration in solution. The gold particles are shown to be oxidized by a reaction of the first order with respect to chloride ions. Based on the results of voltammetric and microbalance methods, the formation of a poorly soluble gold oxidation product Au(I)Cl in chloride-containing solutions was inferred.     

Chemically modified polyaniline nanocomposites by poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonicacid)/graphene nanoplatelet

New conducting polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposites that were chemically modified by poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonicacid) (PMP) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were prepared via in situ deposition. PMP was first synthesized using GNPs, and aniline hydrochloride monomer was then polymerized in the presence of PMP-GNPs. The nanopolymer composites were characterized, and its structural morphology was analyzed via transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy results indicate a strong interaction between PANI, PMP, and GNPs. To understand the conduction behavior of the composites, temperature-dependent DC electrical conductivity was measured between 295 K and 503 K, and the mechanism of transport properties of the new composites was analyzed by Mott’s variable range of hopping model. The PANI/PMP-GNP showed higher conductivity than pure PANI polymer. The high electrical conductivity of the nanocomposites may be useful in fabricating multifunctional materials in bulk for future technological applications.     

pH sensor based on polyaniline and aniline–anthranilic acid copolymer films using quartz crystal microbalance and electronic absorption spectroscopy

The pH sensitivity based on conducting polyaniline (PANI) and copolymer of aniline and o‐anthranilic acid (AA) films were studied using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The sensor was constructed from these polymer films coated on the electrode of the QCM. The resonant frequency changes as a function of pH in the range of 2–12 were measured. These changes are quantitative indication of the degree of dedoping or redoping of the polymer films upon the subsequent exposure of the electrode to 0.25 M sulfuric acid and different pH solutions. There are two linear regressions between the frequency change and pH with two different and opposite slopes in the regions from 2 to 9 and 9 to 12. The pH sensitivity of the copolymer film was found to be less than using the PANI film. Thin films of PANI and copolymer, which were chemically polymerized in a sulfuric acid solution, were deposited onto the inner walls of the quartz cuvettes. The UV–Vis absorption spectra of these films were measured in different pH solutions. Relations between the maximum absorption and its wavelength versus pH were constructed. The copolymer film shows some advantages over the PANI film. The difference between the PANI and copolymer films as pH sensors using the QCM and electronic absorption extends from the determination of pK_a for both films. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基底材料对脉冲电流法制备的聚苯胺膜性能的影响

本文采用脉冲电流法(PGM)在不同的基底材料表面沉积PANI, 通过平均电位\|时间曲线及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等方法研究了基底材料对PGM法制备PANI的影响; 并采用循环伏安(CV)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)研究了不同电极材料表面PANI的电化学性能.     

Photo-gated charge transfer of organized assemblies of CdSe quantum dots

The electronic conductivity of tri-n-octylphosphineoxide (TOPO)-protected CdSe quantum dots (QDs) was studied at the air-water interface using the Langmuir technique within the context of photochemical and photophysical excitation. It was found that, upon photoirradiation with photon energies higher than that of the absorption threshold, the voltammetric currents increased rather substantially with a pair of voltammetric peaks at positive potentials. However, the photoconductivity profiles exhibited a dynamic transition, which was ascribed to the strong affinity of oxygen onto the CdSe surface and the consequent trapping of the photogenerated electrons. The resulting excess of holes led to photocorrosion of the particle cores. The oxygen adsorption and photoetching processes were found to be reversible upon cessation of the photoexcitation. In contrast, only featureless voltammetric responses were observed when the particle monolayers were deposited onto the electrode surface and the film conductance was measured in a vacuum (the overall profiles were analogous to that of a Coulomb blockade). A comparative study was also carried out with a CdSe dropcast thick film immersed in acetonitrile, where the photoconductivity profiles were reversible and almost linear. The latter was attributed to the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes which were subsequently collected at the electrodes under voltammetric control. In the dropcast system, the oxygen effects were minimal which was ascribed to the acetontrile medium that limited the access to oxygen and thus the particles were chemically intact. These studies suggest that chemical environment plays an important role in the determination of the chemical stability and electronic conductivity of CdSe QD thin films.