Interactions at the graphene/polyaniline interface: electron donation from graphene to polyaniline and stabilization of polarons

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0370591" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0370591</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42114-025-01432-9" target="_blank" >10.1007/s42114-025-01432-9</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Interactions at the graphene/polyaniline interface: electron donation from graphene to polyaniline and stabilization of polarons

Original language description

This study aims to fill in the gaps in the experiment-based fundamental knowledge on the interaction of graphene and polyaniline at the ´molecular´ level, namely, charge redistribution and nature of charge carriers in polyaniline. We synthesized a two-dimensional graphene/polyaniline heterostructure and studied electronic structure and interactions of its components. The charge-transfer measurements showed that the formed polyaniline acts as a p-type dopant of graphene: the graphene electrons are accepted by polyaniline within the Fermi level alignment process. Raman and XPS spectroscopies and Raman spectroelectrochemistry on the (13C-)graphene/polyaniline interface reveal that the majority of polyaniline is in the polaron lattice form and a minority in the bipolaronic form. The XPS data show that the number of polyaniline charged nitrogen atoms exceeds the number of counter-anions, indicating that the proton doping of polyaniline as the main mechanism of polaron formation/stabilization is accompanied by a second mechanism, in which polarons and bipolarons are stabilized by graphene electrons in a mutual interaction. The work provides essential knowledge needed for a rational design of graphene/polyaniline nanocomposites and their exploitation in various devices.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10403 - Physical chemistry

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials

ISSN

2522-0128

e-ISSN

2522-0136

Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

381

UT code for WoS article

001586623400022

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105017645467