Effect of TiO2 Rutile Additive on Electrical Properties of PPy/TiO2 Nanocomposite

Polypyrrole/titanium dioxide nanocomposite PPy/TiO2 was synthesized by in situ chemical polymerization of pyrrole Py monomer in colloidal suspension of TiO2 rutile. TEM and SEM images show that the TiO2 is covered by PPy forming a core-shell structure. The PPy/TiO2 core-shell will create n-p junction and bring in an inversion layer on the PPy-shell surface. The feature is accounted for the modification in electrical properties of the PPy/TiO2 nanocomposite. On the exposure to oxygen the conductivity of the nanocomposite exhibits an increase in 16–18-folds that are accounted for the interaction between oxygen an electron acceptor and the inversion layer. The cyclic voltammetry diagrams have shown that at around 15% TiO2 and scan rate 100 mV/s the nanocomposites can reach a specific capacitance about 176 F/g.