Chemical synthesis of nanocomposites via intercalative polymerisation of 4-aminobenzyl amine and aniline using exchanged montmorillonite

A detailed study about the synthesis,characterization and properties of poly(4-aminobenzyl amine)/ cromium -montmorillonite (p4-abza/m-cr) nanocomposites has been performed. we synthesized the nanocomposite by two methods of doping,first by the ion-clay as doped and the second by presence of acid hclo4. changes in the characteristics of the nanocomposites,depending on the intercalated cation between the clay layers before the synthesis,have been observed. the intercalation of p4-abza into the clay layers was confirmed by x-ray diffraction studies and ftir spectra,particularly by the narrowing of the si-o stretching vibration band confirmed the interaction between p4-abza and the clay. thermal studies show an improved thermal stability of the nanocomposites p4-abza/m-cr doped with ion-clay relative to the p4-abza/m-cr doped with acid. the electrochemical behavior of the polymers extracted from the nanocomposites has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. good electrochemical response has been observed for p4-abza/m-cr grown into hclo4 but not for the one polymerized without perchloric acid.