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Polymeric composites with conductivities ranging from 10−4 to 1 S cm−1 were prepared by electrochemically polymerizing pyrrole in a matrix of polyurethane. The polypyrrole/polyurethane alloy films obtained were characterized by element analysis, electron microscopy and electrical conductivity measurements. The morphology of the films depended on the solvent, the electrolyte and the current density. The mechanism of the electrochemical polymerization showed that PPy grew in a treelike structure, with molecular chains extending from the electrode surface into the solution. The transition temperature of the PPy/PU increased with the PPy content.
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Chiu, H.T., Lin, J.S. & Huang, C.M. The morphology and conductivity of polypyrrole/polyurethane alloy films. J Appl Electrochem 22, 358–363 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01092689
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