Synthesis and characterization of superconductive and anticorrosive polymer nanostructure via gamma irradiation and its possible applications in thermal plants

Abstract

The objective of this research is the production of an electroconductive material by blending polyaniline and glycidyl methacrylate with organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposite via gamma radiation. A series of polyaniline / glycidyl methacrylate/ TiO2 [P(ANI/ GMA)- TiO2] nanocomposite materials has been successfully prepared by gamma radiation – induced polymerization method. The synthesized polymers were characterized by X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) which reveals more than one crystalline peak appeared at 2Ɵ = 21°, 22°, 26.7°, and 35.6° with one broad amorphous peak centered at 2Ɵ = 16°. X-ray diffraction pattern, too, proving the existence of TiO2 nanoparticles within the composite and the related peaks were centered at 2Ɵ= 25.3°, 27.5°, 37°, 38°, 41.37°, 48.1°, 54.26°, and 55.2°. The characteristic FTIR peaks of P(ANI/ GMA) were found to be shifted to higher wave number in P(ANI/ GMA)- TiO2 nanocomposites due to interaction between TiO2 and P(ANI/ GMA). Morphological and structural properties of these composites have also been characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM), respectively.