Nanoassemblies of sulfonated polyaniline multilayers

Abstract

A self-assembly layer-by-layer (LBL) technique was used for the sequential adsorption of polycation, poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and polyanion, sulfonated polyaniline (SPANI) on glass, indium-tin-oxide (ITO) coated glass plates, polystyrene sulfonate (PSS)/glass and PSS/ITO surfaces, respectively. The building up of such multilayers was characterized by the increment of the adsorbed amount through UV-visible spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The atomic force microscopic study showed the granular surface topology of such self-assembled films of sulfonated polyaniline. PDDA/SPANI LBL films were electrically active and detailed electrochemical parameters were investigated.