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Structural and A.C. Conductivity for Polymerized Polypyrrole/Cu Nanocomposites
Shaymaa S. Hashim , Salma M. Hasan, Najwa J. Jubier
Abstract
Polypyrrole-Cu Nanocomposite was polymerized using un-Hydrus ferric chloride (Fe Cl3) as an oxidizing
agentin a chemical oxidation method. PPy/Cu nanocomposite prepared with varying amounts of copper
(0.5, 1, 5, 7, and10 wt. percent). The composition of nanocomposites was investigated using Fourier
Transform Infrared (FTIR). FTIR results show peaks shifting towards higher wavenumbers than pure PPy,
indicating better conjugation and chemical interaction between PPy and Cu particles.
A.C conductivity behaviors of Polymer nanocomposites of various compositions were investigated at
different frequencies (120 Hz–5 MHz), and it was found that at high-frequency, A.C conductivity for
nanocomposites that contain 5,7,10% of Cu sharply increases with increasing frequency also, Ac
conductivity increases with increasing concentrations of Cu in nanocomposites that can be attributed to
the electronic polarization
Keywords
Polypyrrole, Conducting polymers, Metal-conducting polymer nanostructures, synthesis, Ac conductivity.
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