title: Incorporation of cobalt-ferrite nanoparticles into a conducting polymer in aqueous micellar medium: strategy to get photocatalytic composites.
abstract: In this study an easy strategy for conducting polymer based nanocomposite formation is presented through the deposition of cobalt-ferrite (CoFe(2)O(4)) containing poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) thin layers. The electrochemical polymerization has been performed galvanostatically in an aqueous micellar medium in the presence of the nanoparticles and the surface active Triton X-100. The nanoparticles have been characterized by Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the thin layers has been studied by applying Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the basic electrochemical properties have been also determined. Moreover, electrocatalytic activity of the composite was demonstrated in the electrooxidation reaction of dopamine (DA). The enhanced sensitivity - related to the cobalt-ferrite content - and the experienced photocatalyitic activity are promising for future application.
authors.forename: Balázs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Endrődi
authors.forename: Dorottya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hursán
authors.forename: Liliána
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Petrilla
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bencsik
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visy
authors.forename: Amani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chams
authors.forename: Nabiha
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authors.lastname: Maslah
authors.forename: Christian
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authors.lastname: Perruchot
authors.forename: Mohamed
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authors.lastname: Jouini