FACILE GREEN FABRICATION AND OPTICAL STUDIES OF POLYANILINE /CUO DOPED NANOCOMPOSITES (NCS)

Hajeebaba K Inamdar, Mahalesh Devendrappa, Rajesh Siddanna, M.V.N. Ambika Prasad, R D Mathad

Abstract: This study reports the synthesis of Polyaniline/Cu-doped nanocomposites (NCs). Polyaniline/CuO -doped NCs were prepared by in situ polymerization of Aniline monomer in the presence of CuO-doped NPs synthesized by solution combustion method using Aloe-vera gel as fuel with ammonium per sulfate (APS) as oxidant. Different concentrations of CuO (10-50 wt %) NPs were ncorporated into the Polyaniline. The obtained final product was well characterized by means of PXRD, UV-Vis Spectroscophy , SEM, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).The size of the NPs were calculated by Scherer and Williamson-Hall methods, and it was found to be around 20 nm. TEM results are inconsistent with the XRD results. The morphology of the obtained product shows the porous and agglomerated particles which are due to large amount of gas evolution during NPs synthesis by solution combustion method. The present study demonstrates that the prepared samples are quite useful for electrochemical storage applications

Keywords: Bio-Mediated Synthesis, Polyaniline, CuO, AC Conductivity, SEM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0533021