Elucidating the deprotonation of polyaniline films by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

• DOI: 10.1039/c5tc01038a
• Publication Date: 2015-06-16T08:02:36Z
• Authors: Muzamir M. Mahat; Damia Mawad; Geoffrey W. Nelson; Sarah Fearn; Robert G. Palgrave; David J. Payne; Molly M. Stevens
• Keywords: X-Ray Spectroscopy

Incubation of PANI films in physiological conditions leads to deprotonation and loss dopant from the polymer backbone.