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Organoclay/conjugated polymer nanocomposites: structural, thermal, and electrical properties

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A detailed study about the chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline with/or 2-aminothiazole in the presence of an organoclay has been reported. The first step achieved was the organophilization of the clay by using cetrimonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant; then, the nanocomposites were synthesized with the addition of a stoichiometric amount of ammonium persulfate (APS) in aqueous solution. The effect of varying the reaction time and oxidant/monomer and co-monomer molar ratio on the polymer yield was investigated. The resulting nanocomposites were fully characterized using FTIR and UV-Vis measurements which have shown that polymerizations have been carried out. XPS has certified that the clay has undergone a cationic exchange of sodium by the cationic surfactant. X-ray diffraction confirmed that polymers/copolymers were largely incorporated into the clay. Good electrical response and improved thermal stability for the synthesized nanocomposites have been observed.

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks are given to Professeur A. Khelil and Dr. Y. Mouchaal for the electrical measurement.

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This work was financially supported by the Agency Thematic Research Science and Technology (ATRST), the Directorate General of Scientific Research and Technological Development (La Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique (DGRSDT)) of Algeria.

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  1. Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Macromolecular and Materials, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University of Mascara, 29000, Mascara, Algeria

    Leila Mouacher, Ahmed Yahiaoui, Aicha Hachemaoui & Ali Mustapha Benkouider

  2. Engineering Physics Laboratory, University of Tiaret, 14000, Tiaret, Algeria

    Abdelkader Dehbi

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Mouacher, L., Yahiaoui, A., Hachemaoui, A. et al. Organoclay/conjugated polymer nanocomposites: structural, thermal, and electrical properties. Colloid Polym Sci 299, 763–772 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-020-04782-6

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