Hybrid nanocomposite based on NbWO6 nanosheets and polyaniline

Synthesis and characterization of the hybrid nanocomposite based on polyaniline and NbWO6 nanosheets is reported here. Formation of the nanocomposite is reflected by the increase of interlayer distance of NbWO6 nanosheets and the XRD pattern depicts the formation of NbWO6/polyaniline nanostructure with interlayer separations of 1.6 nm and 0.9 nm which is consistent with a bilayer and a monolayer of polyaniline molecules within the gallery of nanosheets. Transmission electron micrographs, infrared spectra and thermograms support the formation of the hybrid nanocomposite. Electrochemical investigations on the nanocomposite reveal the presence of polyaniline and the data is compared also with those of polyaniline and host.