Time-dependent variation of the surface energy of conducting polypyrrole

Autor: Mohamed M. Chehimi, Stuart F. Lascelles, Steven P. Armes, Z. Sahraoui, Karim Elia Fraoua, Marie-Laure Abel
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 17:1-8
ISSN: 0143-7496
DOI: 10.1016/s0143-7496(96)00032-2
Popis: The surface energy of conducting polypyrrole is shown to undergo a time-dependent decrease before stabilization as evidenced by inverse gas chromatography (IGC). Such behaviour is not observed with conventional polymers (PMMA and PVC) or with conducting polyaniline. This behaviour is partly a manifestation of the high surface energy and/or the relative chemical instability of polypyrrole on the one hand, and is demonstrated to be useful in determining the morphology of thin PMMA coatings on polypyrrole on the other hand.
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