Abstract
A chemical route for the aniline polymerization was performed in order to develop the morphology for rod-like polyaniline
powder. The purpose of our research is to obtain a conductive and stable polymer, with a high surface area. The research
interest is to implement the polyaniline as conducting polymers in the fuel cell technology, as self catalyst and support for
noble metal deposition. The SEM micrograph shows a specific rod-like polymer morphology. The Cyclic Voltammetry test
reveals that the obtained polyaniline powder in the rod like-structure is able to perform as self catalyst in the hydrogen and
methanol oxidation reactions.
Keywords
Polyaniline, Selfcatalyst, Hydrogen oxidation, Methanol oxidation.
Citation
G. A. RÎMBU, M. IORDOC, R. VASILESCU-MIREA, I. STAMATIN, I. IORDACHE, T. ZAHARESCU, Polyaniline rod-like structure as self-electrocatalyst for hydrogen oxidation reactions, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 12, December 2008, pp.876-880 (2008).
Submitted at: Oct. 20, 2008
Accepted at: Dec. 4, 2008