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Surface morphology of thin polypyrrole films electrodeposited along aqueous electrolyte–organic liquid interface. Influence of temperature and solvent

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Nitrobenzene was found dissimilar to 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroform in electrodeposition of electronically conducting polypyrrole at a water/organic solvent junction by means of the three-phase electrode. Morphologies of the two sides of the potentiostatically deposited, freestanding thin polymer films differ distinctly which might be of interest for specific applications. A low temperature of the synthesis at the liquid–liquid junction is preferable for attaining the homogeneous surface morphologies of the polymer films.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14 F. Joliot-Curie, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland

    Kamil Wójcik & Maria Grzeszczuk

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Wójcik, K., Grzeszczuk, M. Surface morphology of thin polypyrrole films electrodeposited along aqueous electrolyte–organic liquid interface. Influence of temperature and solvent. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 1293–1300 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2750-x

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