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A review on synthesis processing, chemical and conduction properties of polyaniline and its nanocomposites

  • Jamia Millia Islamia

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Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) has been of great interest to many researchers because of its reasonably good conductivity, stability, easy preparation, affordability and redox properties compared to other conducting polymers. This review reports the synthesis, processing and the electronic applications of PANI and its nanocomposites. The review presents the complete survey of chemical and the electrochemical synthesis of PANI. The mechanism of electrical conduction in PANI based on various factors like oxidizing and reducing agents during the polymerization, use of different acid and base dopants have been discussed. In the last part, this review focuses the recent developments of semiconductor-conducting polymer hybrids or nanocomposite systems and their applications in p-n heterostructured diodes and solar cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)441-462
Number of pages22
JournalScience of Advanced Materials
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.12

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Dopants
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Nanocomposites
  • Polyaniline

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science

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