Browsing by Author "Gacitua, M. A."

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    Capacitors Based on Polypyrrole Nanowire Electrodeposits
    (2022) Ramirez, A. M. R.; del Valle, M. A.; Ortega, E.; Diaz, F. R.; Gacitua, M. A.
    The electrochemical polymerization of polypyrrole nanowires is carried out using potentiodynamic and galvanostatic methods in order to enhance the performance of the modified electrodes as capacitor devices. The electrochemical, spectroscopic, and morphological properties are determined through cyclic voltammetry, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, respectively, corroborating the presence of PPy-nw in dimensions of 30 nm in diameter. Characterization as a capacitor revealed that the nanowire structure enhances key parameters such as specific capacitance with 60 times greater value than bulk polymer modification, in addition to a significant increase in stability. In this way, it is verified that electrodes modified with polypyrrole nanowires obtained in situ by electrochemical methods constitute an excellent candidate for the development of capacitors.
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    Electrochemical in situ synthesis of polypyrrole nanowires
    (2019) Ramirez, A. M. R.; Gacitua, M. A.; Ortega, E.; Diaz, F. R.; del Valle, M. A.
    Modification with polypyrrole nanowires, PPy-nw, is accomplished directly upon the working electrode by electrochemical polymerization methods using mesoporous silica as a template. The silica template is prepared by a potentiostatic method, generating a homogeneous film over a previously deposited thin layer of PPy, so that PPy-nw grows within the nanochannels of the mesoporous silica and adheres firmly to the surface. Subsequently the template is removed to obtain intact Pt vertical bar PPy-nw with stable and reproducible electrochemical properties, and with an enhanced (about 360 times higher charge capacity) response after charge-discharge experiments compared to equivalent electrodes modified with polymer deposits in the bulk (PPy) form. SEM reveals the brush-type conformation of PPy-nw (30 nm in diameter). Thus, a cheap, simple, highly repeatable method is used in situ to prepare electrodes modified with nano-structured polymers, using electrochemical techniques alone. This could have a great impact on a wide range of applications of conducting polymers.