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Electrically conductive polypyrrole/polyethylene composite films were prepared by the vapor-phase polymerization of pyrrole on porous polyethylene films containing FeCl3 or Fe(ClO4)3 as oxidants. The conductivity of the composite films increased by lowering polymerization temperature. The conductivity of the composite films was also a strong function of the oxidation potential of oxidant solutions which were impregnated into the polyethylene films prior to the polymerization of pyrrole. Maximum conductivity was obtained using short chain alcohols as solvents. It was found that the composite films have excellent mechanical properties compared to polypyrrole.
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Kurachi, K., Kise, H. Preparation of Polypyrrole/Polyethylene Composite Films by the Vapor-Phase Oxidative Polymerization of Pyrrole. Polym J 26, 1325–1331 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.26.1325
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