Z. Ping et al., THE DETERMINATION OF THE ANION CONTENT IN POLYANILINE AS A FUNCTION OF THE PH VALUE AND THE ELECTRODE POTENTIAL - AN IN-SITU FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY, Synthetic metals, 69(1-3), 1995, pp. 161-162
Using in situ FTIR ATR spectroscopy, the relative anion content of pol
yaniline films on the surface of an electrode was determined. Since th
e infrared absorption bands of REO(4)(-) do not interfere with absorpt
ion bands of the polymer, aqueous solutions of HReO4/NaReO4 of differe
nt pH values were used as electrolytes. From the characteristic infrar
ed absorption of ReO4-, a threedimensional plot of the relative anion
content vs. electrode potential and pH value is presented.