Preparation and characterization of electronically conducting polypyrrole-montmorillonite nanocomposite and its potential application as a cathode material for oxygen reduction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2490-2497

  Rajapakse, R M G ^a,b   Murakami, Kenji ^b   Bandara, H M N ^a   Rajapakse, R M M Y ^a   Velauthamurti, K ^a   Wijeratne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; Oxygen reduction cathode; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

AC IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; CATHODE MATERIALS; CONDUCTING NANOCOMPOSITES; DC POLARIZATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; FUEL CELL INDUSTRY; INFRA RED; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; IONIC SPECIES; LAYERED STRUCTURES; LIGHT WEIGHT; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES; NATURAL CLAYS; NON-BLOCKING; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATHODE; POLYPYRROLE NANOCOMPOSITES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SODIUM MONTMORILLONITE; SPONTANEOUS POLYMERIZATION; STABLE POLYMERS; WET CHEMICAL PROCESS;

CATHODES; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIGHT; OXYGEN; POLYPYRROLES; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 75949123387     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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