title: Layer-by-layer nanostructured hybrid films of polyaniline and vanadium oxide.
abstract: Supramolecular structures of polyaniline (PANI) and vanadium oxide (V2O5) have been assembled via the electrostatic layer-by-layer (ELBL) technique. Strong ionic interactions and H-bonding impart unique features to the ELBL films, which are distinct from cast films obtained with the same materials. The interactions were manifested in UV-vis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy data. They are enhanced by the intimate contact between the components, as the films are molecularly thin, with 25 A per PANI/V2O5 bilayer.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marystela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Valtencir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zucolotto
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huguenin
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Torresi
authors.forename: Osvaldo N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008422:Materials Testing; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010087:Oxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D055672:Static Electricity; D013499:Surface Properties; D017968:Vanadium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010087:Oxides; D017968:Vanadium Compounds; C416807:polyaniline