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Research articleEffect of the applied magnetic field on formation of complex polyaniline films
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PMC Physics B 2008,
1:15doi:10.1186/1754-0429-1-15
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2008
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Abstract
Formation of complex polyaniline (PANI) films with diamagnetic TCNQ and paramagnetic metal ion impurities cast under applied
magnetic field was studied. It has been found that the applied magnetic field affects interaction of PANI chains with the
impurities and induces formation of magnetically ordered regions in the complex film doped by paramagnetic metal ions in contrast
to the reference film of the same composition but prepared under ambient conditions. The magnetically ordered regions have
been observed directly by scanning magnetic force microscopy. It was found a correlation in distribution of the magnetically
ordered regions and peculiarities of the surface relief of a film. Electronic absorption spectra and conductivity measurements
showed that an applied stationary magnetic field can suppress the interaction of PANI chains and paramagnetic metal ions and
lowers conductivity of the resulting complex film up to one order of magnitude as compared with the reference film. An alternating
magnetic field was found to improve interaction of PANI and diamagnetic TCNQ molecules. The mechanisms of the magnetic field
influence on the complex film formation are discussed.
PACS: 75.70.-i; 72.80. Le; 78.40. Me
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