Volume 214, Issue 23 pp. 2739-2743
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J-Like Supramolecular Assemblies of Polyaniline in Water

Olga Omelchenko

Olga Omelchenko

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic

A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, 31 Leninsky Prospect, 199071 Moscow, Russian Federation

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Elena Tomšík

Elena Tomšík

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic

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Alexander Zhigunov

Alexander Zhigunov

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic

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Olga Guskova

Olga Guskova

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, HoheStrasse 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany

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Oxana Gribkova

Oxana Gribkova

A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, 31 Leninsky Prospect, 199071 Moscow, Russian Federation

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Natalia Gospodinova

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Natalia Gospodinova

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic

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First published: 04 September 2013
Citations: 14

Abstract

The consideration of polyaniline (PANI) as a supramolecular assembly similar to J-aggregates of dyes is proposed. Fibrils with a length of more than 100 nm and a diameter of about 4 nm are formed in water during aniline polymerization, as shown by small-angle X-ray scattering. Long-wavelength absorption of the fibrils, red-shifted with respect to highly crystalline PANI film supports the idea about the formation of J-aggregates. Their formation, similar to dyes, is promoted by the addition of a sulfonated polyelectrolyte and becomes more pronounced with an increase of the molar mass of the polyelectrolyte. Self-organization of aniline oligomers in a polar environment is confirmed by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations.

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