Electrochemical Synthesis of Poly(N-phenylglycine) and Characterization by Cyclic Voltammetry

Abstract

In this paper, electrochemical polymerization of N-phenylglycine (PG), by using glassy carbon (GC) electrode as working electrode, in 0.2 M HClO₄/NaClO₄ aqueous solution has been introduced. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was used for synthesis of the poly (N-phenylglycine) (PPG). Also electrochemical behavior of synthesized polymer was investigated by CV. To obtain the best conditions for electropolymerization method, different factors such as scan rate, potential range, type of doping agents, concentrations of monomer and doping agents were optimized. Polymerization of PG has been confirmed by UV-Vis and FTIR spectroscopy. The morphology of PPG film was introduced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Keywords:

• Cyclic voltammetry
• Doping agent
• Electrochemical polymerization
• N-phenylglycine