Abstract
Polyaniline (PANI)/poly(2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS) semi‐interpenetrating network polymers (semi‐IPNs) were prepared using the simultaneous method. The formation and properties of the interpenetrating PANI/PAMPS semi‐IPNs were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, solid‐state 13C‐NMR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The interaction of PAMPS with PANI as a polymeric acid dopant was also investigated. These semi‐IPNs had a different microstructure compared to that of pure PANI. Packing structures and several decomposition steps were ordered for each semi‐IPN, while pure PANI exhibits a single amorphous peak and one decomposition step. The NMR spectra show that these peaks broaden and shifted downfield in the semi‐IPNs. A thermal reaction between PANI and PAMPS was observed using DSC and TGA, and the data from the two techniques are in agreement.
Acknowledgement
This work is supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) under grant: R01‐2005‐000‐10238‐0.