Abstract
We here present a versatile process for the preparation of maghemite/polyaniline (γ-Fe2O3/PAn) nanocomposite films with macroscopic processibility, electrical conductivity, and magnetic susceptibility. The γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles are coated and the PAn chains are doped by anionic surfactants of ω-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) phosphate (PEOPA), 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA), and 10-camphorsulfonic acid (CSA). Both the coated γ-Fe2O3 and the doped PAn are soluble in common organic solvents, and casting of the homogeneous solutions gives free-standing nanocomposite films with γ-Fe2O3 contents up to ∼50 wt %. The morphology of the γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and X-ray diffractometry. The γ-Fe2O3/PAn. films prepared from chloroform/m-cresol solutions of DBSA-coated γ-Fe2O3 and CSA-doped PAn are conductive (σ = 82-237 S/cm) and superparamagnetic, exhibiting no hysteresis at room temperature. The zero-field-cooled magnetization experiment reveals that the nanocomposite containing 20.8 wt % γ-Fe2O3 has a blocking temperature (Tb) in the temperature region of 63-83 K.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1581-1589 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Materials Chemistry