In this work, gold-incorporated polyethylenedioxythiophene
nanocomposite material has been synthesized chemically,
employing reverse emulsion polymerization method. Infrared and
Raman spectroscopic studies revealed that the polymerization of
ethylenedioxythiophene leads to the formation of polymer
polyethylenedioxythiophene incorporating gold nanoparticles.
Scanning electron microscope studies showed the formation of
polymer nanorods of 50–100 nm diameter and the X-ray diffraction
analysis clearly indicates the presence of gold nanoparticles of
50 nm in size. Keywords:Composites; Chemical synthesis; X-ray
diffraction; Infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy
Conducting polymer (CP) and metal nanoparticle composites or the
so-called nanocomposites have received much attention recently
due to their potential applications in electrocatalysis,
chemical sensors, electrochemical capacitors, and protective
coatings against corrosion [1,2]. Various methods for the
preparation of these composites have been described,