Electrochemical Template Synthesis of an Polyaniline Composite with Polymeric Perfluorinated Sulfo Cationite.

Combining a tracer technique with electrochemical measurements offers a unique opportunity to study the mechanism of anodic synthesis of a composite based on an electron-conducting polymer (polyaniline) and a polymeric perfluorinated sulfo cationite (Nafion, MF-4SK). The composite formation involves two steps. First, the monomer (aniline) is intercalated into the solid-cationite matrix probably with the formation of a template phase, after which postintercalation polymerization of the template occurs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]