Miscible blends of conductive polyaniline with tertiary amide polymers

Polyaniline (PANI) was doped with p-phenolsulfonic acid (PSA) or 5-sulfo-salicylic acid (SSA). The PANI salts were blended with poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), poly(N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide), poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide), or poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) by solution casting from dimethyl sulfoxide. Blends containing up to 50% by weight of PANI salt were homogeneous and each exhibited a single glass transition temperature, indicating miscibility. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies indicated that the carbonyl groups of the tertiary amide polymers interacted with the PANI salt as evidenced by the development of a shoulder at a lower frequency in the carbonyl stretching band. Electrical conductivities of the blends are in the range 10-5 to 10-3 S/cm, depending on the blend composition.