THE STABILITY OF POLYPYRROLE AND ITS COMPOSITES

Authors
CHEN XB ISSI JP DEVAUX J BILLAUD D
Citation
Xb. Chen et al., THE STABILITY OF POLYPYRROLE AND ITS COMPOSITES, Journal of Materials Science, 32(6), 1997, pp. 1515-1518
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of Materials Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222461
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1515 - 1518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(1997)32:6<1515:TSOPAI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The stability of chemically and electrochemically polymerized polypyrr ole and its composites has been investigated. The results demonstrate that the oxidative degradation of polypyrrole and the interruption of the percolation path of the composites can cause a strong decrease in electrical conductivity. The possible mechanisms of oxidative degradat ion of polypyrrole and the interruption of the percolation path of the composites are also discussed.