MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF TWO POLYANILINE FAMILIES:PANI-H₃PO₄ and PANI-C₄H₆O₆

We report a comparative study between two kinds of polyaniline, PANI-H₃PO₄ and PANI-C₄H₆O₆. We have measured the temperature dependence of the dc-conductivity \sigma_dc(T) and magnetic susceptibility \chi_T(T). The structure of polyaniline was characterized by F ourier transform infrared technique, electron-spin-resonance and X-ray diffraction. Polyanil ine synthesized with phosphoric and tartaric acids leads to high magnetic suscep tibility \chi_T (at T=295 K)≈10^-4 emu/mol.2rings. The dc-conductivity of both kinds of PANI shows a semiconductor behavior and follows the quasi one-dimensional variable-range-hopping model. A compa rison of the magnetic susceptibility shows greater electron localization in PANI-C₄H₆O₆, which is in agreement with the lower conductivity at room temper ature for PANI-C₄H₆O₆.