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Growth, Morphology, and Electrical Characterization of Polyaniline–ZnO Nano-composite Langmuir–Blodgett Thin Films

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Polyaniline (PANi)–zinc oxide (ZnO) nano-composites were prepared by chemical polymerization of aniline doped with ZnO nanoparticles. Surface pressure–area (π–A) isotherms for the PANi–ZnO nano-composite revealed phase transformations of the monolayer during compression. Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films of PANi and PANi–ZnO nano-composite were characterized by use of UV–visible (UV–Vis) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and conductive atomic force microscopy (C-AFM). Local current–voltage (I–V) characteristics revealed the current range for PANi–ZnO nano-composite LB films was larger than that for PANi LB films. Conductive data images were recorded to investigate charge-transport current inhomogeneities in the LB films.

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    Gurpreet Kaur Bhullar, Ramneek Kaur & K.K. Raina

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Bhullar, G.K., Kaur, R. & Raina, K. Growth, Morphology, and Electrical Characterization of Polyaniline–ZnO Nano-composite Langmuir–Blodgett Thin Films. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 3422–3429 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3868-4

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