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Preparation of conducting composite particles of styrene–methyl acrylate copolymer as the core and graphite-incorporated polypyrrole as the shell by surfactant-free mini emulsion polymerization

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A series of nearly monodispersed poly(styrene–methyl acrylate) (SMA) copolymer latex particles were coated with polypyrrole having different graphite contents. The composite particles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The d.c. conductivity and the electrochemical behaviour of the particles were studied by using a standard four-probe method and a cyclic voltameter respectively. The dependence of electrical conductivity of the composites on the concentration of graphite in the polypyrrole shell, the methyl acrylate content in SMA copolymer and the temperature was also investigated. The electrical conductivity of the samples can be tuned by varying the graphite content in the polypyrrole shell phase. The d.c. conductivity decreases with increasing methyl acrylate content in the core particles. Electrochemical study (at a scan rate of 50 mV s−1) reveals that the particles are sufficiently stable under redox potential and should find potential applications in various optoelectronic devices.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Nowgong College, Nagaon, Assam, India

    Lakhya J. Borthakur

  2. Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, India

    Surajit Konwer, Rakesh Das & Swapan K. Dolui

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Borthakur, L.J., Konwer, S., Das, R. et al. Preparation of conducting composite particles of styrene–methyl acrylate copolymer as the core and graphite-incorporated polypyrrole as the shell by surfactant-free mini emulsion polymerization. J Polym Res 18, 1207–1215 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-010-9524-z

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