Role of mesoscopic morphology in charge transport of doped polyaniline

Mukherjee, AK and Menon, R (2002) Role of mesoscopic morphology in charge transport of doped polyaniline. In: Pramana, Journal of Physics, 58 (2). pp. 233-239.

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Abstract

In doped polyaniline (PANI), the charge transport properties are determined by mesoscopic morphology, which in turn is controlled by the molecular recognition interactions among polymer chain, dopant and solvent Molecular recognition plays a significant role in chain conformation and charge delocalization. The resistivity of PANI doped by camphor sulfonic acid (CSA)/2-acrylo-amido-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPSA)/dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) is around $0.02\Omega$ cm. PANI-CSA and PANI-AMPSA show a metallic positive temperature coefficient of resistivity above 150 K, with a finite value of conductivity at 1.4 K; whereas, PANI-DBSA shows hopping transport at low temperatures. The magnetoresistance is positive (negative) for PANI-CSA (PANI-AMPSA); and PANI-DBSA has a large positive MR. The behavior of MR suggests subtle variations in mesoscopic morphology between PANI-CSA and PANI-AMPSA.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Pramana, Journal of Physics
Publisher:	Indian Academic of Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academic of Science
Keywords:	Resistivity;Magnetoresistance;Molecular recognition;Morphology.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:28
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/7467

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