Effect of TiO2Rutile Additive on Electrical Properties of PPy/TiO2Nanocomposite
Polypyrrole/titanium dioxide nanocomposite (PPy/TiO2) was synthesized byin situchemical polymerization of pyrrole (Py) monomer in colloidal suspension of TiO2rutile. TEM and SEM images show that the TiO2is covered by PPy forming a core-shell structure. The PPy/TiO2core-shell will createn-pjunction and bring in an inversion layer on the PPy-shell surface. The feature is accounted for the modification in electrical properties of the PPy/TiO2nanocomposite. On the exposure to oxygen the conductivity of the nanocomposite exhibits an increase in 16–18-folds that are accounted for the interaction between oxygen (an electron acceptor) and the inversion layer. The cyclic voltammetry diagrams have shown that at around 15% TiO2and scan rate 100 mV/s the nanocomposites can reach a specific capacitance about 176 F/g.