Research Article

The Use of Le Bail Method to Analyze the Semicrystalline Pattern of a Nanocomposite Based on Polyaniline Emeraldine-Salt Form and α-Al2O3

Table 1

Comparison between the values found by Evain et al. (2002) [43] and Lutterotti and Scardi (1990) [44] with those found by PANI-ES and α-Al2O3, respectively, through Le Bail method.

Refined parametersEvain et al., (2002) [43]PANI-ESLutterotti and Scardi (1990) [44]α-Al2O3

(Å)5.7328(1)5.7543634.7540(5)4.756846
(Å)8.8866(2)8.8553344.7540(5)4.756846
(Å)22.6889(6)22.96109412.9820(6)12.966290
(°)82.7481(8)84.2224969090
(°)84.5281(8)84.1806569090
(°)88.4739(11)88.148727120120
3)1141.3(4)1160254.1254.0
Global average size (anisotr.) (Å)41(10)250(40)
Crystallite apparent size100 (Å)46140
Crystallite apparent size010 (Å)30140
Crystallite apparent size001 (Å)3590
(%)9.3
(%)5.1
6.6