Studies on the dielectric properties of poly(o-toluidine) and poly(o-toluidine-aniline) copolymer

Poly(o-toluidine) (PoT) and poly(o-toluidine co aniline) were prepared by using ammonium persulfate initiator, in the presence of 1M HCl. It was dried under different conditions: room temperature drying (48 h), oven drying (at 50degreesC for 12 h), or vacuum drying (under vacuum, at room temperature for 16 h). The dielectric properties, such as dielectric loss, conductivity, dielectric constant, dielectric heating coefficient, loss tangent, etc., were studied at micro-wave frequencies. A cavity perturbation technique was used for the study. The dielectric properties were found to be related to the frequency and drying conditions. Also, the copolymer showed better properties compared to PoT alone. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.