Highly dispersed metal incorporating conducting polymers

Highly dispersed metal-incorporating conducting polymers... 

When a metalate ion, such as PtCl " or AUCI4 as well as phosphotungstate was used as electrolyte in the electrolytic polymerizations of pyrrole and thiophene, PtClJ /PPy and AuCl /PTh composites were obtained, respectively. The incorporations of Pt and Au " were confirmed by ESCA measurements. The resulting conducting polymers, incorporating highly dispersed metal, may find applications as catalysts etc. 

Composites usually consist of a reinforcing material embedded in various matrices (binder). The elfective method to increase the strength and to improve the overall properties of composites is to incorporate dispersed phases into the matrix which can be an either polymer or engineering materials such as ceramics or metals. Hence, metal matrix composites (MMCs), ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are obtained. Besides, hybrid composites, metal/ceramic/polymer composites and carbon matrix composites can also be obtained. MMC and CMC composites are developed to withstand high temperature applications. MMCs are also used in heat dissipation/electronic transmission applications due to the conductive nature of metals (electrically and thermally). 

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