Geetha, S. and Trivedi, D.C. (2005) Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of conducting polyparaphenylene using room-temperature melt as the electrolyte. Synthetic Metals, 148 (2). pp. 187-194.

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Abstract

Freestanding polyparaphenylene films were obtained on polymerization of benzene at potential of 1.2V versus Al wire on substrates like platinum/transparent conducting glass as an anode. The electrolyte used was chloroaluminate room-temperature melt, which was prepared by intimate mixing of a 1:2 ratio of cetyl pyridinium chloride and anhydrous aluminum chloride to yield a viscous liquid. This liquid was miscible in all proportions with benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons in all proportions at room temperature. The polyparaphenylene films deposited on platinum anode exhibited a prominent cyclic voltammetric peak at 0.7V versus Al wire as reference electrode in chloroaluminate medium. The impedance spectra gave low charge transfer resistance. The diffused reflectance electronic spectra of the film gave the peaks at 386 nm and 886 nm. The PPP films showed electronic conductivity around 3–4×104 S/cm by four probe method under nitrogen atmosphere. The polymer was also characterized by IR spectra, thermal studies, and SEM studies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Polyparaphenylene; Conductivity; Freestanding; Room-temperature melt; Cetyl pyridinium chloroaluminate melt
Subjects:	Electrochemical Materials Science
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	TTBD CECRI
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2012 09:27
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2012 09:27
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/194

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