Preparation of Polyaniline-Doped Fullerene Whiskers

Abstract EN

Fullerene C60 whiskers (FWs) doped with polyaniline emeraldine base (PANI-EB) were synthesized by mixing PANI-EB/N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) colloid and FWs suspension based on the nature of the electron acceptor of C60 and electron donor of PANI-EB.

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectra characterized the morphology and molecular structure of the FWs doped with PANI-EB.

SEM observation showed that the smooth surface of FWs was changed to worm-like surface morphology after being doped with PANI-EB.

The UV-Vis spectra suggested that charge-transfer (CT) complex of C60 and PANI-EB was formed as PANI-EBδ+-C60δ-.

PANI-EB-doped FWs might be useful as a new type of antibacterial and self-cleaning agent as well as multifunctional material to improve the human health and living environment.