Rapid microwave synthesis of polyaniline–C60 nanocomposites

• The C60-polyaniline nanocomposite is obtained in the microwave at room temperature.
• The yield of 45% after 10 min from the beginning of the reaction is confirmed.
• SEM and TEM confirmed the integration of C60 in the polyaniline structure.
• The interaction between polyaniline and C60 is confirmed by UV–vis and FTIR.

Nanocomposites of C60 with the conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI) are obtained rapidly using enhanced microwave irradiation. Nanoparticles of C60 embedded in PANI nanofibres, as well as a coating of larger C60 clusters with PANI, are confirmed by SEM and TEM. An interaction between the C60 and PANI is indicated by both UV–vis and FTIR studies. The remarkable yield of 45% is obtained after only 10 min in the presence of 10% of C60.

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