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Conducting polymer, Poly(o-toluidine) was synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization method using different inorganic acids such as HCl, H2SO4, HClO4, HNO3, H3PO4 and H3BO3 as protonic acid media. Synthesized polymers were characterized by UV-Visible and FT-IR spectroscopy. Conducting emeraldine salt phase of the polymer has been confirmed with the help of spectroscopic analysis. Thermal stability of these polymers were investigated by thermogravimetric (TG/SDTA) analysis. Increase in conductivity with increase in temperature was observed in all the samples.
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Kulkarni, M.V., Kasi Viswanath, A., Marimuthu, R. et al. Investigation of effect of protonic acid media on the optical and thermal properties of chemically synthesized poly(o-toluidine). Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 15, 781–785 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSE.0000045299.21124.ec
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