Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole thin films

Pawar, Jayesh R. and Dudhamal, Munjaji E. and Rathod, Karan K. and Joshi, Rajesh A. (2025) Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole thin films. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 14 (1). pp. 902-907. ISSN 2582-8185

The present study emphasizes on growth of Polypyrrole thin films by modified chemical bath deposition method on glass substrate at room temperature. These as deposited thin films are characterized for optoelectronic, physicochemical properties. The structural analysis carried from Fourier transform infrared radiation (FTIR) represents deep at 810.10 cm-1, 887.26 cm-1 attributed to C–H Bond while 1041.56, 1712.79 cm-1 infers to C-H bond N–C stretch bending, while the characteristic peaks at 1519.91 cm-1 and 1550.77 cm-1 correspond to the C=C stretching. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern obtained shows amorphous nature of the Polypyrrole with presence of peak corresponding to glass substrate. Surface morphology as observed from the scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows granular structured grain distribution over the substrate surface with higher porosity having interlinked granules. Peaks at 328 and 420nm in UV Vis absorbance spectrum revealed bond to bond transition with exciton induced charge transfer, the energy band gap calculated from the extra plotting of UV-Vis data is 2.8eV which corresponds for exciton induced charge transformation. The electrical characteristics confirms ohmic behavior of the samples confirming grain induced charge mobility and transportations.