title: Morphological studies of DBSA-doped polyaniline/PVC blends.
abstract: Solution blending technique has been used to synthesize dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA)-doped polyaniline (PAND)/poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) blends by two methods, namely redoping method (PANDR/PVC blends) and aqueous polymerization method (PANDA/PVC blends). PANDR/PVC blends show improved mechanical properties as compared to PANDA/PVC blends, which show brittle nature of the films. However, by increasing concentration of PANDR in the PVC matrix, PANDR/PVC blend films are becoming more rigid due to increases in the modulus of elasticity. Irradiation of blend samples by electron beam used during scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses has changed the morphology of PANDA/PVC blend films due to dehydrochlorination of free PVC, whereas PANDR/PVC blends remain unaffected during irradiation by electron beam.
authors.affiliation: Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Asma Binat
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.forename: Muhammad Javed
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Maqsood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad