Abstract
Abstract Simultaneous chemical polymerization and oxidation of pyrrole have been initiated by a halogenic electron acceptor, bromine or iodine, in various organic solvents. The polypyrrole (PPY)-halogen charge transfer (CT) complexes obtained from polymerization in acetonitrile are of particular interest. Both the PPY-I2 and PPY-Br2 CT complexes are granular in nature and have an electrical conductivity in the order of 1 to 10 ohm−1 cm−1. Both complexes show remarkable stability in the atmosphere and in the presence of moisture. The PPY-I2 and PPY-Br2 CT complexes in the form of thin, coarse films have also been synthesized on a SnO2 electrode by electrochemical polymerization in acetonitrile. The physicochemical properties of the PPY-I2 and PPY-Br2 CT complexes prepared by the chemical methods are characterized by means of UV-visible and IR absorption spectroscopy, thermal and chemical analysis, and electrical conductivity and density measurements.
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