SENSING PROPERTIES OF MNO2-DOPED POLYANILINE/POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) BLEND

D.B. Dupare, M. D. Shirsat, A.S. Aswar

Abstract: MnO2-Doped Polyaniline/Poly (Vinyl alcohol) thin films were prepared chemical oxidative polymerization, using microwave oven technique on glass substrate. These thin films prepared by using Analytical Reagent grade solutions of Polyaniline, Poly (Vinyl alcohol), MnO2, primary dopant hydrochloric acid are mixed in stoichiometric proportion. The solutions were kept in microwave for 10 sec then oxides with ammonium peroxydisulphate oxidant, then after kept in water bath to obtain the uniform thin films. Films were dries it in air medium for an hour. The electrical and gas sensing properties of these films were investigated. MnO2, Doped Polyaniline/Poly(Vinyl alcohol) thin films showed better ammonia and trimethyl ammine vapour response as compared to undoped Polyaniline / Poly (Vinyl alcohol) thin films. The gas response was observed to be increased with their stoichiometric composition of films

Keywords: Trimethyl ammine, ammonia, Polyaniline, Poly (Vinyl alcohol) and dopant.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0212053