The Effect of Inorganic Salt on the Morphology and Nucleation of Polyaniline

Polyaniline nanofibers were fabricated through the addition of inorganic salt such as NaCl, MgSO4 and AlCl3 into the micelle-like composed of aniline and camphor sulfonic acid (CSA). The influence of types and concentration of inorganic salts, doped acids and temperature on polyaniline was studied by TEM, Uv-vis and FTIR spectroscopy. In addition, in situ Uv-vis and 1H NMR were applied to observe the process of aniline polymerization, and it was indicated the polymerization rate of aniline changed after the addition of inorganic salt NaCl into the initial solution.

Insights on the Electrocatalytic Seawater Splitting at Heterogeneous Nickel-Cobalt Based Electrocatalysts Engineered from Oxidative Aniline Polymerization and Calcination

Given the limited access to freshwater compared to seawater, a growing interest surrounds the direct seawater electrolysis to produce hydrogen. However, we currently lack efficient electrocatalysts to selectively perform the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) over the oxidation of the chloride ions that are the main components of seawater. In this contribution, we report an engineering strategy to synthesize heterogeneous electrocatalysts by the simultaneous formation of separate chalcogenides of nickel (NiSx, x = 0, 2/3, 8/9, and 4/3) and cobalt (CoSx, x = 0 and 8/9) onto a carbon-nitrogen-sulfur nanostructured network. Specifically, the oxidative aniline polymerization in the presence of metallic cations was combined with the calcination to regulate the separate formation of various self-supported phases in order to target the multifunctional applicability as both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and OER in a simulated alkaline seawater. The OER’s metric current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm−2 were achieved at the bimetallic for only 1.60 and 1.63 VRHE, respectively. This high-performance was maintained in the electrolysis with a starting voltage of 1.6 V and satisfactory stability at 100 mA over 17 h. Our findings validate a high selectivity for OER of ~100%, which outperforms the previously reported data of 87–95%.

Polimeryzacja aniliny w środowisku stałego pola magnetycznego

Polyaniline is an example of an electronically conducting polymer. During the oxidation of the polymer, positive charges appear in its structure, which must be compensated for e.g. by the presence of anions in the polymer layer. The form of polyaniline depends on both the degree of oxidation and the degree of protonation of the polymer, i.e. the pH of the solution. Due to the ease of electrochemical preparation of polyaniline, as well as the possibility of full control of the course of the process, the influence of the constant magnetic field (s.p.m.) on the reaction of its preparation was additionally investigated. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) method was used for this purpose. Aniline polymerization processes were carried out on platinum, plate electrodes, not insulated (A) and insulated on two different sides with Teflon, with surfaces directed parallel to the line of force of the s.p.m. (To beat). Research on the electrochemical preparation of polyaniline in s.p.m. allowed to conclude that the following factors affect the magnitude of the current in the tested process: (i) the magnitude of the magnetic induction vector B, (ii) the position of the electrode plane in relation to the direction of the vector B, (iii) the type of electrode (insulated on one side or not). Impact on the impact of s.p.m. the magnetic properties (e.g. paramagnetic, diamagnetic) of the particles participating in the electrochemical reaction, as well as their charge (+/-), also had an effect on the electrochemical polymerization processes. Based on the experimental results, the mechanism of the influence of s.p.m. was proposed. on the tested electrochemical reactions. This mechanism was based, inter alia, on the formation of the magnetohydrodynamic effect (MHD), which causes a change in the speed of transport of the reacting substances to the electrode, the magnetohydrodynamic movement of the electrolyte and the change in the kinetics of electrode processes. For the tested process, changes in the rate constants of electrochemical reactions (ks) as a result of external action of s.p.m. were around 30%.

Fe(III) Ions-Assisted Aniline Polymerization Strategy to Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Bimetallic CoFeP Nanospheres as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts toward Overall Water Splitting

It remains an urgent demand and challenging task to design and fabricate efficient, stable, and inexpensive catalysts toward sustainable electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production. Herein, we explored the use of Fe(III) ion-assisted aniline polymerization strategy to embed bimetallic CoFeP nanospheres into the nitrogen-doped porous carbon framework (referred CoFeP-NC). The as-prepared CoFeP-NC possesses excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance with the small overpotential (η10) of 81 mV and 173 mV generated at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in acidic and alkaline media, respectively. Additionally, it can also efficiently catalyze water oxidation (OER), which shows an ideal overpotential (η10) of 283 mV in alkaline electrolyte (pH = 14). The remarkable catalytic property of CoFeP-NC mainly stems from the strong synergetic effects of CoFeP nanospheres and carbon network. On the one hand, the interaction between the two can make better contact between the electrolyte and the catalyst, thereby providing a large number of available active sites. On the other hand, it can also form a network to offer better durability and electrical conductivity (8.64 × 10−1 S cm−1). This work demonstrates an efficient method to fabricate non-noble electrocatalyst towards overall water splitting, with great application prospect.

Electrical Conductivity and Antenna Properties of Polyaniline filled GNPs Nanocomposites

This study was conducted to investigate the potential of utilizing conductive polymer nanocomposite for flexible type antenna application. The polyaniline (PANI) filled with graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) nanocomposites were synthesized by an oxidative aniline polymerization in an acidic medium. The PANI/GNPs nanocomposites were then characterized by using various spectroscopy and imaging tools. It was found that the strong interaction between PANI macromolecules and GNPs flakes is caused by the strong ?-? conjugation between them, as validated by an increase of Id/Ig ratio of PANI/GNPs nanocomposites. As a result, it established a three-fold improvement for the electrical conductivity of PANI/GNPs nanocomposites, due to the larger amount of charge carrier transport at higher GNPs nanofiller loadings (1.00 wt.%). Later, the PANI/GNPs nanocomposites powder was applied to the cotton fabric by integrating it with a rubber paint slurry. Electrical conductivity, antenna gain, return loss, and radiation pattern of the antenna were reported. It was found that PANI/GNPs flexible textile antenna possessed a constant gain of 4.1809 dB, return loss at -13.154 dB, and radiation pattern which operated at 10.36 GHz for 100% improvement of electrical conductivity, in comparison with unfilled PANI. From these findings, it can be said that the development of wearable textile antenna utilizing PANI/GNPs nanocomposites on the cotton fabric as flexible radiation patch, has great potential for wireless communication purposes.

Antimicrobial and biological effects of polyaniline/polyvinylpyrrolidone nanocomposites loaded silver nanospheres/triangles

Two silver-polyaniline/polyvinylpyrrolidone (Ag-PANI/PVP) nanocomposites were prepared using in situ integration of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) during oxidative aniline polymerization, accelerated by the presence of PVP, which as well minimized the risk...

Полимерные пьезоэлементы на основе пористых пленок поливинилиденфторида и контактных электродных слоев полианилина

The preparation method to obtain the new hybrid piezoactive systems by successive layer-by-layer aniline polymerization in situ on the porous polyvinylidene fluoride films formed in the process based on melt extrusion has been elaborated. It is established by IR spectroscopy that the conducting form of polyaniline (emerald salt) is synthesized. It is proved that the samples containing two layers of polyaniline are characterized by higher electroconductivity than the single-layer ones, and its value increases with the orientation degree of the support. It is confirmed by electron microscopy that this effect is due to the higher homogeneity and ordering of the conducting layer in more oriented samples. It is shown that hybrid samples have a higher breaking strength, elastic modulus and break elongation than support. Electro- and piezoactive properties of the hybrid systems were studied by cyclic voltampermetry and piezomodulus testing using polyaniline layers as contact electrode materials. Piezoconstants of the samples were measured depending on the direction of loading.