Synthesis of polypyrrole-intercalated grafted zirconium phosphate films by anodic electrodeposition and their electrochemical capacities

Abstract

Ternary hybrid film composed of α-zirconium phosphate nanosheet, 1,2-bis(dimethylchlorosilyl)ethane and polypyrrole was prepared by anodic electrodeposition. In the hybrid film, ordered α-zirconium nanosheets with grafts by silylation lay down parallel to the substrate and the polypyrrole molecules were intercalated between the nanosheets. The electrochemical measurements confirmed that the hybrid film indicated capacitive behavior and the redox activity increase by approximately 25%. © 2010 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.