Growth patterns of dendrimers and electric potential oscillations during electropolymerization of pyrrole using mono- and mixed surfactants.

Fractal and dendrimer growth patterns of polypyrrole were obtained during electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole in systems (A) pyrrole-sodium dodecyl sulfate (NaDS)-water and (B) pyrrole-NaDS-cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-water. Different morphological transitions including compact → flower-like and fractal → dendrimer → fractal were observed depending on experimental conditions. Growth kinetics during electropolymerization of pyrrole was studied.

Fractal growth kinetics and electric potential oscillations during electropolymerization of pyrrole.

Fractal growth, growth kinetics, and electrical conductivity of aggregates obtained during electropolymerization in the systems (A) pyrrole-4-toluene sulfonic acid silver salt (4-TSS)-acetonitrile, (B) pyrrole-4-TSS-ZnSO(4)-acetonitrile, and (C) pyrrole-4-TSS-aniline-acetonitrile were investigated. In the case of system (A), effect of [4-TSS], [pyrrole], field intensity, and solvents H(2)O and CH(3)OH on morphology, fractal character, and growth kinetics was also studied. Fractal growth data were examined in detail.