In this work;
electropolymerization of sulfonated phenol were performed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) on planar or nano-architecture substrates. The corresponding CV curves were analyzed and compared. The obtained polymer was characterized by SEM;
EDX;
and FTIR. The results suggested that it was feasible to electropolymerize sulfonated phenol on different substrates. The facility of electropolymerization on different substrates was as follows: graphite carbon > stainless steel plate > ZrO2 nanotube. The peak current density of CV curve on stainless steel kept constant from the second cycle possibly attributed to the promoting effects of sulfonic acid groups: improving the ionic conductivity;
changing the packing mode of polymer chains;
and enhancing the permeability of the film to monomers. This work offered some insights into electrochemical synthesis of proton-conducting membrane for varied special applications;
such as micro-sized fuel cell;
sensor;
battery;
and other solid-state ionic devices. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals;
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