OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF POLYANILINE THIN-FILMS

Scully, M; Petty, MC; Monkman, AP

Abstract

We report the preparation and properties of ultra-thin films of polyaniline formed by spinning. The polyaniline, dissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, was found to behave as a non-Newtonian fluid. However, high quality films could be produced under appropriate conditions. From these spun films of emeraldine base, we have calculated the absorption coefficient of both the benzenoid pi-pi* transition observed at 320nm and the quinoid ring absorption seen at 610nm, which leads to self-trapped exciton formation.

Citation

Scully, M., Petty, M., & Monkman, A. (1993). OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF POLYANILINE THIN-FILMS. Synthetic Metals, 55(1), 183-187

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 1993-03
• Journal: Synthetic Metals
• Print ISSN: 0379-6779
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 183-187
• Keywords: SPIN; DEPENDENCE; MODEL