| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1644369 | Materials Letters | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Polyaniline nanostructures (PANI-NS) have been synthesized successfully using swollen liquid crystals (SLCs) as a soft template. SLCs were formed by quaternary systems containing either sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as surfactant, 1-pentanol as co-surfactant, aqueous solution of aniline hydrochloride as salted medium and cyclohexane as oil. Polymerization was achieved by using ammonium persulphate (APS) as oxidizing agent. PANI-NS of different morphologies can be obtained by tuning the way APS is mixed with the aniline hydrochloride containing mesophases. The prepared PANI-NS were thoroughly characterized using FESEM, UV-visible spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy.
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Authors
Sunil Dutt, Prem Felix Siril,