Effect of Synthesis Temperature on Properties of Polyaniline

Abstract

The effect of synthesis temperature on percentage yield, thermal stability, surface morphology, crystallinity, and conductivity of polyaniline doped with dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI-DBSA) was studied. PANI-DBSA was synthesized at and the 5, 10,20, 25 and 30 0C and the percent yield of the product was determined. Furthermore, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible spectrophotometry and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were utilized to inspect the variation in different physicochemical properties of the synthesized polymer with changing synthesis temperature