Effect of nanostructured graphene oxide on electrochemical activity of its composite with polyaniline titanium dioxide

Thi Binh Phan, Thi Thanh Luong, Thi Xuan Mai, Thi Thanh Thuy Mai and Thi Tot Pham

Abstract

Graphene oxide (GO) significantly affects the electrochemical activity of its composite with polyanline titanium dioxide (TiO₂). In this work various composites with different GO contents have been successfully synthesized by chemical method to compare not only their material properties but also electrochemical characteristics with each other. The results of an electrochemical impedance study showed that their electrochemical property has been improved due to the presence of GO in a composite matrix. The galvanodynamic polarization explained that among them the composite with GO/Ani ratio in the range of 1–14 exhibits a better performance compared to the other due to yielding a higher current desity (280 μA cm⁻²). The TEM and SEM images which presented the fibres of a composite bundle with the presence of PANi and TiO₂ were examined by IR-spectra and x-ray diffraction, respectively