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Publication
Journal of polymer science. Part A-1, Polymer chemistry
Paper
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC COMPOSITE DERIVED FROM POLYPYRROLE AND POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE).
Abstract
An electrically conductive plastic material was obtained by the electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole in a poly(vinyl chloride) matrix. The transmission electron microscopy shows that polypyrrole is uniformly distributed in the matrix. The conductivity of the composites fall in the range of 5 to 50 S/cm, and their mechanical properties, as measured in a stress-strain test, are very similar to those of pure poly(vinyl chloride). These can be further improved by addition of poly(chloroprene) rubber as a plasticizer.