Document Type : Original Article
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Research & Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Humanities, Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore – 641 021, Tamilnadu, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Coimbatore -641 018, Tamilnadu, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Humanities, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 049, Tamilnadu, India
Abstract
Nanocomposite semiconductor material comprising Zinc oxide (ZnO), Nickel doped Zinc oxide and Poly(o-toluidine) polymeric composites were synthesized in two stage synthesis process. Solgel technique is adopted in the material synthesis of semiconductor particles of ZnO and Ni/ZnO (NZO), as well a proven technique of chemical oxidation of o-toluidine is attempted to prepare the semiconductor polymeric composites (ZPOT, NZPOT) and pure POT. The synthesized polymeric composites were characterized by (UV-Visible, XRD, SEM, FT-IR and TGA) spectroscopic studies. The addition of semiconductor material into the o-toluidine polymer resulted in a crystalline shape was confirmed from SEM image. Incorporation of metal oxide into polymeric composites showed a significant difference in the conductivity properties which were observed from DC conductivity studies.
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