A magenta polypyrrole derivatised with Methyl Red azo dye: synthesis and spectroelectrochemical characterisation
| Autor: | Diego Santos, Jéssica M.M. Dias, Adriana S. Ribeiro, Andresa K.A. de Almeida, Fred A. R. Nogueira, Josealdo Tonholo, Marcelo Navarro, Dimas J. P. Lima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Materials science General Chemical Engineering Inorganic chemistry 02 engineering and technology Polymer 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Polypyrrole 01 natural sciences Redox 0104 chemical sciences chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Electrochromism Methyl red Electrochemistry 0210 nano-technology Magenta Boron trifluoride Benzoic acid |
| Zdroj: | Electrochimica Acta. 240:239-249 |
| ISSN: | 0013-4686 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.068 |
| Popis: | A pyrrole derivative bearing 2-(4-dimethylaminophenylazo)benzoic acid, also known as Methyl Red (MR), was prepared by a simple synthetic route, and electropolymerised onto ITO/glass electrodes in (C4H9)4NBF4/CH3CN in presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BFEE). Films of polypyrrole (PPy) and PPy doped with MR (PPy/MR) were also deposited onto ITO/glass in order to compare their electrochromic properties with the films of PPy derivatised with MR. Cyclic voltammogram of the poly[3-(N-pyrrolyl)propyl 2-(4-dimethylaminophenylazo)benzoate] (PMRPy) film displayed a redox pair with anodic peak potential (Epa) at ca. 0.53 V and cathodic peak potential (Epc) at 0.25 V vs. Ag/Ag+, corresponding to the polymer p-doping, whilst the PPy/MR film shows capacitive behaviour with a redox pair in the cathodic region (Epa = −0.36 V and Epc = −0.62 V), similar to the PPy film (Epa = −0.10 V, and Epc = −0.15 V), and an anodic wave in the same potential range of that for PMRPy film. The electrochromic properties of the PMRPy film, such as chromatic contrast (Δ%T = 34.2%), switching time (τ = 10 s) and stability (Δ%T = 15% at the 100th cycle), were enhanced relative to the PPy/MR and PPy films. However, the colour of the PMRPy film changed from yellow (-0.8 V) to magenta (E = 1.0 V) in the first cycle and became light magenta at −0.8 V in the subsequent cycles. PMRPy films were also investigated in phosphate buffer solution (PBS, 2.0 ≤ pH ≤ 9.0) and after exposure to HCl vapour, in which the colour varied from magenta at pH = 2.0 to yellow at pH = 9.0. Such properties are interesting for application in pH sensors. |
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