ABSTRACTThis paper reports on the structural, thermal, and dielectric properties of polypyrrole/fullerene C60 nanocomposites synthesized by a interfacial polymerization method. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) analyses clearly indicated the existence of interactions between polypyrrole (PPy) and the fullerene C60 nanoparticles. Thermal analyses indicated that the extrapolated onset degradation temperature (Tdeg) of PPy increased with increasing doping level. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the fullerene C60 changed the morphology of PPy. Dielectric analyses showed a temperature dependent dielectric relaxation behavior. The relaxation time of the nanocomposites with high doping levels tended to increase with increasing temperature. This behavior of the polypyrrole/fullerene C60 nanocomposites indicated that they could be used as a high temperature ultrasonic transducer.