Synthesis, Surface Morphology, Gas Sensor, DSC Technique and Third-Order Behavior of Conducting Polymer.

Abstract

The compound polyaniline (Poly-ANI) with different concentrations of (H2SO4) sulfuric acid has been synthesized by the chemical polymerization method. The prepared compounds have been characterized using number of techniques including FTIR, FE-SEM, EDS and DSC. Additionally, UV-Vis spectroscopy employed for studying the linear optical properties of polymer with different acid concentrations. Third order optical nonlinearity was characterized using Z-scan at 532nm. The results showed that the nonlinear refractive index has a negative sign. It was observed that the nonlinear refractive index changes in different ratios of H2SO4. The high value of nonlinear refractive index ([Formula: see text]) obtained along Z-axis is [Formula: see text] cm2/W, and the corresponding [Formula: see text] is 21.5 × 10-5 esu. Also, the Poly-ANI film shows the response to NH3 gas sensing in the range 20ppm-250ppm and can be used for NH3 sensing application.