SERS spectra of Polyaniline/carbon nanotubes and Polyaniline/fullerene composites

Abstract

SERS and FTIR spectra of M and S composites, provided by adding of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs)to the polyaniline(PANI)solution and chemical polymerization of aniline, respectively are different. The difference originates in the irreversible transformation of SWNTs in the polymerization medium. This explains the similarity of SERS and FTIR spectra of PANI/SWNTs and PANI/C60composites, chemically synthesized. For M composites, strong hindrance effects are evidenced by band at 773–755 cm−1associated to the vibration of deformation of the benzene and quinoid ring. The charge transfer is illustrated for all compounds by absorption band at 1144 cm−1.