Synthesis and characterisations of poly(aniline-co-o/m-toluidine)/Sb 2 O 3 nanocomposites

This study is focused on the preparation and characterisation of conducting poly(aniline-co-o/m-toluidine)/Sb2O3 nanocomposites. These nanocomposites were synthesised by the oxidative chemical polymerisation with peroxydisulphate as an oxidant in aqueous hydrochloric acid (HCl) medium and Sb2O3 as a nanomaterial under different experimental conditions. The nanocomposites were characterised by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and conductivity measurements. FTIR-based kinetics was proposed based on the relative intensities of FTIR peaks.