Hydrogen storage capacity of polypyrrole in alkaline medium: effect of oxidants and counter anions

Autor: S. Padmapriya, S. Harinipriya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 4435-4447 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.07.055
Popis: Polypyrrole(Ppy) synthesized by wet chemical method using FeCl3 and (NH4)2S2O8 as oxidants were subjected to analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-visible spectroscopy, Differential scanning calorimetry, Raman and 1HNMR techniques. Electrochemical analysis such as cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy of Ppy were performed. Charge/Discharge studies in 0.01 M NaOH showed hydrogen storage capacity of PpyFeCl3 and PpyAPS as 27.24 and 24.4 mA h/g respectively, implying stable hydrogen storage by PpyFeCl3. This variation in the ability of storing hydrogen by Ppy with change in oxidants is attributed to the formation of anion induced H-bonded structures in the backbone of Ppy as supported by Raman and 1HNMR analysis. Keywords: Polypyrrole, Raman spectroscopy, Electrochemical analysis, Hydrogen storage
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