Synthesis of Conductive PPy/SiO2 Aerogels Nanocomposites by In Situ Polymerization of Pyrrole

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Composition</td><td align="center">PPy-content (%)</td><td align="center">Pore volume (cm3/g)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">SiO2</td><td align="center">0.0</td><td align="center">2.0 × 10−1</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SiO2/PPy [0.2]</td><td align="center">13.1</td><td align="center">1.0 × 10−1</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SiO2/PPy [0.3]</td><td align="center">17.5</td><td align="center">8.9 × 10−2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SiO2/PPy [0.4]</td><td align="center">23.4</td><td align="center">7.8 × 10−2</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Polypyrrole content and micropore volume of the SiO2/PPy aerogels prepared with different initial pyrrole concentrations.

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Table 1: Synthesis of Conductive PPy/SiO2 Aerogels Nanocomposites by In Situ Polymerization of Pyrrole