Organic Nanocolloidal Polyaniline Dispersions Containing Fullerene

Abstract

Polyaniline‐fullerene (C₆₀) composites with nanoscale level ordered structure were prepared by the interfacial polymerization of aniline hydrochloride in water‐benzene emulsion containing fullerene. UV‐visible spectra, FTIR spectra and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction were used to characterize the resulting materials. The luminescence measurements suggest the formation of a complex between conducting polymer and fullerene.

Keywords:

• Polyaniline
• fullerene
• nanostructure
• luminescence

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Chemistry Department of Materials Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (I‐05/391) and the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (A4050313 and A400500504) for financial support.