Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Material Based on Poly(pyrrole-co-N-methyl pyrrole) and ZnCo2O4

Abstract

This study highlights the method of synthesis and characterization of a novel hybrid material consisting of zinc cobaltite (ZnCo2O4) and the conductive copolymer based on pyrrole and N-methyl pyrrole. The pure ZnCo2O4 is synthesized by sol-gel method, polypyrrole-ZnCo2O4, poly(N-methyl pyrrole)-ZnCo2O4 and poly(pyrrole-co-N-methyl pyrrole)-ZnCo2O4 are synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization and characterized by different techniques. X-ray diffraction results revealed the existence of a cubic spinel structure of ZnCo2O4 in all samples. The synthesis efficiency of the polymer-ZnCo2O4 nanocomposite is confirmed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results of scanning electron microscopy show that the nanoparticles are mostly spherical in shape and the powders morphology structure varies from sample to sample. The energy dispersive X-ray analysis shows the formation of hybrid material with a substantial purity.