Synthesis of Polyaniline‐Vanadium Oxide Nanocomposite Nanosheets

Abstract Summary: Polyaniline‐vanadium oxide nanocomposite nanosheets with thickness between 10 and 20 nm, and lateral dimensions in the range of hundreds of nanometers to several microns have been synthesized by in situ intercalation polymerization of aniline with layered V 2 O 5 under hydrothermal conditions. The product was characterized by field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy, and X‐ray diffractometer (XRD). The effects of the concentration of aniline and reaction temperature on the morphologies of polyaniline‐vanadium oxide nanocomposites have also been investigated. SEM image of tremella‐like polyaniline‐vanadium oxide nanocomposite nanosheets. magnified image SEM image of tremella‐like polyaniline‐vanadium oxide nanocomposite nanosheets.