CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES FROM POLYPYRROLE ELECTROPOLYMERIZED IN A POLYURETHANE MATRIX

(整期优先)网络出版时间:1990-02-12
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Inordertoimprovethemechanicalpropertiesofpolypyrrole,compositesweremadebyelectropolymerizingpolypyrroleinapolyurethanematrix.Polypyrrole/polyurethane(PPY/PU)compositefilmscontainingCLO4-,BF4-orCH3-C6H4-SO3-counterionsweremadeinavarietyofsolventsystemsandcharacterizedbySEM,electronicconductivity,FTIR,andmechanicalproperties.Compositefilmsshowingmuchgreaterfiexibilitythanpurepolypyrrolewereobtained,buttheirelectronicconductivitiesweresubstantiallylower.Measuredeonductivitiesrangedfrom0.001to8S/cm,tensilestrengthsfrom44to592psi,andelongationtofailurefrom3to70%.