Effect of Nanosized Clay and TiO2 on the Structure and Thermal Stability of Poly(aniline-co-o-toluidine)
J. Juliet Latha Jeyakumaria, A. Yelilarasib and R. Anbarasanc
aDepartment of Physics, PSN College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
bDepartment of Physics, KCET, Virudhunagar-626 001, Tamil Nadu, India
cDepartment of Polymer Technology, KCET, Virudhunagar-626 001, Tamil Nadu, India
Received: April 27, 2013; In final form: September 21, 2013
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The present investigation is primarily focused on the study of effect of nanosized clay and TiO2 on the structure and thermal properties of electrically conducting poly (aniline-co-o-toluidine)/nanocomposite system. These nanocomposites are synthesized by the in situ oxidative polymerization method with peroxy disulphate as a lone chemical initiator, HCl as an external dopant and clay and TiO2 as a host material. The nanocomposites are characterized by analytical tools like Fourier transform infrared, Keithley instrument, thermal gravimetric analysis, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy.

DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.125.23
PACS numbers: 39.30.+w