The stabilization of charged states at phenazine-like units in polyaniline under p-doping: an in situ ATR-FTIR spectroelectrochemical study

The structure and stabilization of charged states during p-doping of polyaniline (PANI) were studied by in situ ATR-FTIR spectroelectrochemistry. The role of phenazine-like units in several copolymers of aniline and a phenazine derivative (3,7-diamino-5-phenylphenazinium chloride, phenosafranine) was investigated by spectroelectrochemistry. PANI and three copolymers with different aniline to phenosafranine ratio were electrochemically prepared. FTIR spectra of as-prepared polymers as well as in situ FTIR spectra during the oxidation of the polymers give evidence of the presence of phenazine-like units in the structure of electrochemically prepared PANI, as shown by vibrations of the phenazine rings. New bands corresponding to the in-plane and out-of-plane C-H vibration of 1,2,4-trisubstituted benzene nuclei in the phenazine skeleton are found at 1033, 957, 880, 766 and 681 cm(-1). The potential dependence of IR bands observed during oxidation of the polymers was compared to that of the ESR intensity and the absorption data and points to the diamagnetic species like π-dimers formed at higher oxidation level of PANI. This charged state is shown to be fixed at the link of the phenazine-like units with the linear segments of PANI.     

Structure of polyaniline formed in different inorganic porous materials: A spectroscopic study

In this work, the electronic and structural characterization of polyaniline (PANI) formed in cavities of zeolites Y (ZY) and Mordenite (MOR) and montmorillonite (MMT) clay having Cu(II) as oxidant agent are presented. The formation of PANI and its structure is analyzed by Resonance Raman, UV-Vis-NIR, FT-IR and N K XANES techniques. In all cases the structure of PANI formed is different from the “free” polymer. The presence of azo bonds linked to phenazine-like rings are observed only for PANI-MMT composites, independent of the kind of oxidant agent employed in the synthesis. The presence of Cu(II) ions leads to the formation of Phenosafranine-like rings. The presence of these phenazine-like rings in the structure of confined PANI chains can also contribute to the enhancement of the thermal stability observed for all composites.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of polymer and oligomers of ortho-phenylenediamine

Poly(ortho-phenylenediamine) and oligomers of ortho-phenylenediamine were chemically synthesized and characterized by UV-vis, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FTIR and resonance Raman spectroscopies. Polymerization of ortho-phenylenediamine in HCl medium with ammonium persulfate only leads the trimer compound, in disagreement with some previous reports. Nevertheless, in acetic acid medium it was possible to prepare a polymer constituted by ladder phenazinic segments with different protonation levels and quinonediimine rings (polyaniline-like). X-ray absorption at N K-edge (N K XANES), X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies were used to determine the different kinds of nitrogen presents in this class of polymer. N K XANES spectrum of poly(ortho-phenylenediamine) shows the band of N nitrogen of non-protonated phenazinic rings at 398.2 eV. In addition, XPS and N K XANES data confirm the presence of different types of protonated nitrogens in the polymeric poly(ortho-phenylenediamine) chain and the EPR spectrum shows that the polymer has a very weak polaronic signal.     

Electrospun Polyaniline/Poly(ethylene oxide) Composite Nanofibers Based Gas Sensor

Camphor‐10‐sulfonic acid (HCSA) doped polyaniline (PANI)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) composite nanofibers with different compositions (12 to 52 wt.% of PANI) were synthesized by an electrospinning method and their properties including optical, electrical and sensing were systematically investigated. FT‐IR shows that an increase of IR absorbance ratios of aromatic C? C stretching vibration of benzenoid rings of PANI to C? O? C symmetric vibrational modes of PEO confirmed that the PANI content in nanofiber mats increased proportionally with increase in PANI content in electrospinning solution. The band gap of PANI was determined to be 2.5 eV using UV‐Vis spectroscopy. The electrical conductivities of the nanofibers increased with an increase in the PANI content in the nanofibers. Additionally, the sensitivity toward NH₃ increased as the PANI content increased, but branched nanofibers reduced sensing response. The humidity sensitivity changed from positive to negative as the PANI content increased. The electron transport mechanism was studied by measuring the temperature dependence electrical resistivity. The negative temperature coefficient of resistance revealed a semiconducting behavior for the PANI/PEO nanofibers. The activation energy, calculated by Arrhenius plot, increased as the PANI content decreased. The power law indicated that electrons were being transported in a three dimensional matrix, and the longer hopping distance required more hopping energy for electron transport.     

Contribution de la spectrometrie X à l'étude du manganèse dans les oxydes mixtes de structure spinelle: Analyse du spectre MnKβ et du seuil d'absorption K

Chemical shifts of Kβ_1,3 and Kβ₅ emission bands and X-ray absorption spectra near the K edge have been measured in several manganese spinel oxides with the metal in the formal oxidation states +2, +3, and +4. The position of line MnKβ_1,3 is determined mainly by the valence of manganese. The relative intensity of Kβ′ satellite with respect to the Kβ_1,3 line gives qualitative information about the presence of Mn(II) in mixed oxides. Mn(IV) oxides are characterized by a small chemical shift of the Kβ₅ band unlike Mn(II) and Mn(III) compounds. The first high resolution XANES spectra for these materials were performed at the DCI storage ring at LURE (Orsay, France). The chemical shifts ΔE (K absorption discontinuty) and ΔE_max (main peak) are correlated with the oxidation state of metal. Spectra of Mn³⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ ions in the octahedral environment are characterized by the splitting of 1s → 3d transitions (2 eV). In mixed oxides, the first Mn(II) 1s → 4s-4p transition is observed as a peak (or shoulder) located at 7 eV above the 1s → 3d transition. The study of the X-ray absorption fine structure in the near edge region can be used for qualitative solid-state analysis of mixed oxides such as NiMn₂O₄ or CuMn₂O₄.     

Effect of electrostatic forces control on the structure and properties of polyaniline/graphene oxide nanocomposite

The effects of electrostatic forces (EF), control on the morphology, structure, and electrochemical properties of polyaniline, PANI/graphene oxide (GO), nanocomposites prepared by interfacial electropolymerization (IEP), are studied in this work. FESEM images showed that the IEP method can form the PANI/GO nanocomposites when the EF-control has been found mainly on the PANI nanofibers formation and growth on the GO film surface; and the EF-enhancement can form PANI nanofibers with small nano-diameter, longer length, uniform morphology, high order and well orientation as compared with the EF-reduction-formed sample. The EF-enhancement-formed PANI/GO nanocomposite showed improved electrochemical properties than that of the EF-reduction-formed sample due to the EF-enhancement that enhances the C–N structure for PANI/GO nanocomposite.     

Cerium dioxide/polyaniline core-shell nanocomposites

The preparation of CeO2/polyaniline (CeO2/PANI) core-shell nanocomposites via chemical oxidation of aniline using CeO2 as an oxidant is reported. TEM, TGA, FT-IR, XPS, and conductivity measurement are used to characterize the resulting composites. TEM measurements reveal that the shape of PANI/CeO2 nanocomposites is different from CeO2 nanoparticles and fibular PANI oxidized with soluble oxidant. Electron diffraction (ED) patterns of CeO2/PANI nanocomposites reveal single crystal of CeO2. FT-IR spectra confirmed the formation of PANI; the amount of PANI in the nanocomposites is estimated by TGA results. The conductivities increase with the increasing ratio of PANI/CeO2. XPS results reveal that in the nanocomposites Ce4+ of CeO2 is reduced to Ce3+. In addition, the degree of protonation of polyaniline obtained from N 1s XPS results in cerium dioxide/polyaniline composites is about 48.52%.     

Effect of methanol on morphology of polyaniline

Constant potential method is used to synthesize polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers in a solution containing methanol. According to shaping theory, the reasons about forming polyaniline nanofibers were suggested. The effects of the synthesis parameters, such as monomer concentration, methanol concentration, HCl concentration, electrode potential, polymerization time, and reaction temperature on the morphology of the PANI films have been investigated. Scanning electron microscopy results was used to characterize the morphology of PANI nanofibers. Both UV-vis absorption spectra and FTIR spectra indicate that there exists interaction between methanol molecules and polyaniline chains.     

Spectroscopic characterization of polyaniline formed by using copper(II) in homogeneous and MCM-41 molecular sieve media

This work emphasizes the important role of the synthetic parameters in the structure of the polymeric material obtained in the aniline polymerization. The polymers formed by the oxidative polymerization of aniline by copper(II) ions in acidic aqueous solution, acetonitrile/water medium, and also copper(II) acetate complex encapsulated into MCM-41 molecular sieve were characterized by resonance Raman spectroscopy using three exciting laser lines and other techniques such as UV-vis, FTIR, and XANES (Nitrogen K edge). Additionally the products were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and powder X-ray diffraction. When Cu(II) ions in acidic aqueous medium are used, emeraldine salt (ES-PANI) is formed through the usual head-to-tail polymerization mechanism, while in acetonitrile/water medium a polymer is observed having mainly phenazine-like rings, quinonediimine, and/or phenylenediamine segments in the chains, suggesting that a distinct mechanism is operating. The average molecular weights of the free polymers synthesized in water and in acetronile/water were, respectively, ca. 37 300 and 16 900 Da. The encapsulated polymer synthesized in Cu(II)-MCM-41 is a polymeric mixture of (i) ES-PANI and (ii) the polymer obtained when this metal cation was used as oxidant in acetonitrile/water medium. All the characterization data were compared to those ones obtained for standard free polyaniline and also for the encapsulated polymer into mesoporous MCM-41 formed by using persulfate in acidic aqueous medium as oxidant.     

Composites of polyaniline nanofibers and molecularly imprinted polymers for recognition of nitroaromatic compounds

This paper reports a monomer strategy for imprinting of 1,3-dinitrobenzene (DNB) molecules at the surface of conductive functional polyaniline nanofibers (PANI) for the first time. It has been demonstrated that the vinyl functional monomer layer on the PANI surface can not only direct the selective occurrence of imprinting polymerization, but can also drive DNB templates into the polymer through charge-transfer complexing interactions between DNB and functionalized PANI. These two basic processes lead to the formation of DNB-imprinted polymers at the surface of polyaniline nanofibers. The capacity to uptake DNB shows that selectivity coefficient in the nanofibers polymers is nearly three times as high as that of traditional imprinted materials and the nanofibers polymers also possess high selectivity toward DNB in comparison to similar nitroaromatic compounds. A linear response of DNB concentration between 2.20×10(-8) and 3.08×10(-6) M was exhibited with a detection limit of 7.33×10(-9) M (S/N=3). These results reported here could form the basis of a new strategy for preparing various polymer-coating layers on polyaniline supports and the molecular imprinting techniques discussed could also find applications in the fields of separation, trace detection, and environmental monitoring.     

Synthesis and characterization of C60/polyaniline composites from interfacial polymerization

C₆₀/polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposites have been synthesized by the oxidative polymerization of aniline with ammonium peroxydisulfate in the presence of C₆₀ by using an interfacial reaction. When compared with the pure PANI nanofibers from the similar process, the diameter of the obtained C₆₀/PANI nanofibers was increased because of the encapsulation of C₆₀ into PANI during aniline polymerization, which resulted from the charge‐transfer interactions between C₆₀ and aniline fragment in PANI. In addition, the resulting C₆₀/PANI nanocomposites synthesized from the low initial C₆₀/aniline molar ratio (less than 1:25) showed the homogenous morphology composed of fiber network structures, which has an electrical conductivity as high as 1.1 × 10^?4 S/cm. However, the C₆₀/PANI nanocomposites from the higher initial C₆₀/aniline molar ratio (more than 1:15) showed the nonuniformly distributed morphology, and the electrical conductivity was decreased to 3.5 × 10^?5 S/cm. Moreover, the C₆₀/PANI nanocomposites from the interfacial reaction showed a higher value of electrical conductivity than the mechanically mixed C₆₀/PANI blends with the same C₆₀ content, because of the more evenly distributed microstructures. FTIR, UV–vis, and CV data confirmed the presence of C₆₀ and the significant charge‐transfer interactions in the resultant nanocomposites, which was responsible for the morphology development of the C₆₀/PANI and the variation of the electrical conductivity. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012     

Studies on the conducting nanocomposite prepared by in situ polymerization of aniline monomers in a neat (aqueous) synthetic mica clay

The in situ polymerization of the anilinium‐intercalated synthetic mica clay can easily result in an intercalated polyaniline (PANI)/clay nanocomposite. The FT‐IR spectra demonstrated a significant shift for ν_{(C? N)} at 1292 cm^?1 of the templated polymerized and intercalated PANI molecules. A red shift of λ_max for PANI was found from UV–vis spectra. The intercalated PANI also expanded the clay basal spacing seen from WAXD patterns. The degradation rate and temperature of the nanocomposites were found to alleviate and increase compared to neat PANI, respectively. The microscopic examinations including TEM, SEM, and AFM pictures of the nanocomposite demonstrated an entirely different and more compatible morphology. Conductivity of nanocomposite gradually increased with PANI and apparent increase was found when intercalated PANI content reached 40.6 wt %, the possible percolation threshold. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1800–1809, 2008     

Facile synthesis of multifunctional multiwalled carbon nanotubes/Fe3O4 nanoparticles/polyaniline composite nanotubes

With an average diameter of 100-150 nm, composite nanotubes of polyaniline (PANI)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) containing Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by a two-step method. First, we synthesized monodispersed Fe₃O₄ NPs (d=17.6 nm, σ=1.92 nm) on the surface of MWNTs and then decorated the nanocomposites with a PANI layer via a self-assembly method. SEM and TEM images indicated that the obtained samples had the morphologies of nanotubes. The molecular structure and composition of MWNTs/Fe₃O₄ NPs/PANI nanotubes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectra. UV-vis spectra confirmed the existence of PANI and its response to acid and alkali. As a multifunctional material, the conductivity and magnetic properties of MWNTs/Fe₃O₄ NPs/PANI composites nanotubes were also investigated.     

Copolypeptide-doped polyaniline nanofibers for electrochemical detection of ultratrace trinitrotoluene

This paper demonstrates a new electrochemical method for the detection of ultratrace amount of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) with synthetic copolypeptide-doped polyaniline nanofibers. The copolypeptide, comprising of glutamic acid (Glu) and lysine (Lys) units, is in situ doped into polyaniline through the protonation of the imine nitrogen atoms of polyaniline by the free carboxylic groups of Glu segments, resulting in the formation of polyaniline nanofibers of emeraldine salt. The free amino groups of Lys segments at the surface of nanofibers provide the receptor sites of TNT through the formation of charge-transfer complex between the electron-rich amino groups and the electron-deficient aromatic rings. Adsorptive stripping voltammetry results demonstrate that the poly(Glu-Lys)-doped nanofibers confined onto glassy carbon electrodes exhibit a remarkable enriching effect and thus sensitive electrochemical response to TNT with a linear dynamic range of 0.5-10 μM and a detection limit down to 100 nM. Moreover, other kinds of nitro compounds show different redox behaviors from TNT at the doped nanofibers, and thus do not interfere with the electrochemical detection of TNT. This study essentially offers a new and simple method for electrochemical detection of ultratrace TNT.     

An effective nanocomposite of polyaniline and ZnO: preparation,characterizations, and its photocatalytic activity

The polyaniline/zinc oxide (PANI/ZnO) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization of aniline monomer with ZnO nanomaterials and applied as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye. The morphological observations elicited the agglomerations of PANI sheets which occurred due to the interaction between PANI and ZnO nanomaterials in PANI/ZnO nanocomposites. As compared to pristine PANI, the UV–vis spectra exhibited that the absorption peak of π–π* transitions considerably shifted to higher wavelength at 360 nm from 325 nm in the nanocomposites. The photocatalytic activity results indicated the substantial degradation of MB dye by ~76% over the surface of PANI/ZnO nanocomposite catalyst under light illumination. The PANI/ZnO nanocomposites showed three times higher photocatalytic activity to MB dye degradation compared to pristine PANI might due to high photogenerated electron (ē)–hole (h⁺) pairs charge separation.     

TiO2纳米微粒对聚苯胺性能的影响

纳米微粒具有量子尺寸效应, 其光、电、声及磁等方面的性能与常规材料有显著的不同, 其中以TiO2纳米微粒的电荷载体、光电活性中心、光学微腔和光电特性等特征[1,2]尤为引人注目. 导电聚合物的纳米复合材料是纳米材料的研究热点之一, 在导电材料、电流体和高密度信息存储材料等方面具有良好的应用前景[3]. 在导电聚合物中, 聚苯胺(PANI)因其具有较高的电导率, 原料便宜, 稳定性好而成为目前最有希望获得实际应用的导电聚合物[4～6]. 将纳米微粒和PANI制成复合材料, 其光电性能等与PANI相比均有所改变. 目前已相继有PANI-ZrO2, PANI-MnO2, PANI-SiO2纳米复合材料的报道[7,8], 而有关PANI-TiO2研究工作尚少见报道. 本文制备了PANI-TiO2纳米复合材料, 通过红外光谱、紫外可见光谱及透射电镜等探讨了复合材料的微结构及性能.     

Fabricating and Tailoring Polyaniline (PANI) Nanofibers with High Aspect Ratio in a Low‐Acid Environment in a Magnetic Field

In a 0.010 m HCl solution, we successfully transformed irregular polyaniline (PANI) agglomerates into uniform PANI nanofibers with a diameter of 46–145 nm and a characteristic length on the order of several microns by the addition of superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ microspheres in a magnetic field. The PANI morphological evolution showed that the PANI nanofibers stemmed from the PANI coating shell synthesized on the surface of the Fe₃O₄ microsphere chains. It was found that the magnetic field could optimize the PANI nanofibers with a narrow diameter size distribution, and effectively suppressed secondary growth. When compared with other microspheres (like silica and polystyrene), only the use of superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ microspheres resulted in the appearance of PANI nanofibers. Attempts to form these high‐quality PANI nanofibers in other concentrations of HCl solution were unsuccessful. This deficiency was largely attributed to the inappropriate quantity of aniline cations.     

The electronic structure of Ba1−xCaxTiO3 probed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

We report O K-, Ca K- and L_3,2-, and Ti L_3,2-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectra of Ba_1−xCa_xTiO₃ (x=0, 0.01, 0.08, and 1) and the electronic properties inferred from these XANES spectra. The spectra of O K-, Ca L_3,2- and Ti L_3,2-edges show characteristic spectral features attributable to the t_2g and e_g bands. The Ti and Ca L_3,2-edge spectra contain two sets of L₃ and L₂ features with a L₃-L₂ separation of about 5.5 and 3.4 eV, respectively. We also observe a pre-edge feature in the Ca K-edge spectra and drastically reduced t_2g features in the Ca L_3,2-edge spectra. Our XANES spectra reveal that the Ca 3d bands are low-lying and the Ca 3d t_2g bands are partially occupied.     

Dissolution and Doping of Polyaniline Emeraldine Base in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids Investigated by Spectroscopic Techniques

Polyaniline is a model molecular system in the study of conductive polymers. Ionic liquids, on the other hand, are becoming more and more a very convenient alternative for conventional organic solvents. The dissolution of polyaniline‐emeraldine base (PANI‐EB) in imidazolium ILs leads to its doping, as indicated by optical and resonance Raman spectroscopies. In this study, it is proposed that the interaction of PANI‐EB and imidazolium ILs involves the specific interaction of the quinoid moiety of the former with the imidazolium ring of the latter, an interpretation that is also based on N K‐edge XANES measurements of neat PANI‐EB, neat ILs, and of their solutions.

     

静电纺丝技术制备Tb（BA）3phen/PANI/PVP光电双功能复合纳米纤维

采用静电纺丝技术将聚苯胺(PANI)和稀土配合物[Tb(BA)3phen]掺杂到高分子材料(PVP)中,制备出一类新型的具有光电双功能的Tb(BA)3phen/PANI/PVP复合纳米纤维.用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线能量色散谱仪(EDS)、荧光光谱仪及宽频介电松弛谱仪对样品进行了表征.结果表明,复合纳米纤维直径为(331±43)nm.在276 nm紫外光激发下,Tb(BA)3phen/PANI/PVP复合纳米纤维发射出主峰位于491,547和585 nm的绿光,对应Tb3+的5D4→7F6,5D4→7F5和5D4→7F4跃迁.当Tb(BA)3phen∶PANI∶PVP的质量比为15∶10∶100时,复合纳米纤维的荧光发射最强,其电导率随PANI含量的增大而升高,在PANI∶PVP为50%(wt%)时,其电导率在高频(106Hz)下达1.531×10-6S/cm.