01678nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245010600055210006900161260007300230300001200303490000800315520087100323653002401194653002101218653001501239653002301254653001601277100002201293700002201315856012301337       2006                        eng d  a0378-775300aRole of dopant ions in electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol using conducting polypyrrole electrodes0 aRole of dopant ions in electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol us  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR  a157-1600 v1553 a<p>Conducting polypyrrole electrodes obtained by electro-polymerization of pyrrole on vacuum metallized glass substrates are modified by doping with a range of metal halides as dopant ions having different electronegativity. Electro-oxidation of methanol using these electrodes is studied by means of cyclic voltammetry in 0.1 M HCiO(4) as supporting electrolyte. It is found that the electronegativity of the dopant ion plays a very important role in the electrocatalytic activity. Polypyrrole doped with zirconium chloride gives the highest anodic current of 10 mA cm(-2) at the oxidation potential of methanol. The results are explained on the basis of the charge-transfer efficiency at the electrode I electrolyte interface, which is associated with the acceptor state created by the dopant in the semi-conducting polymer. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.</p>10aconducting polymers10aelectrocatalysis10afuel cells10aMethanol oxidation10apolypyrrole1 aRadhakrishnan, S.1 aAdhikari, Arindam  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/role-dopant-ions-electrocatalytic-oxidation-methanol-using-conducting-polypyrrole-002275nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245013000055210006900185260006900254300001400323490000800337520136500345653002001710653002001730653000801750653002401758653002301782653001601805653000801821100002201829700002201851700001701873856013101890       2009                        eng d  a0379-677900aInfluence of dopant ions on properties of conducting polypyrrole and its electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation0 aInfluence of dopant ions on properties of conducting polypyrrole  aPO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDbELSEVIER SCIENCE SAcAUG  a1682-16880 v1593 a<p>The polypyrrole (PPy) films were deposited on vacuum metallized substrates by electro-oxidation of pyrrole monomer. These electrodes were then modified with a range of metal halides having different electronegativities. The modified polypyrrole electrodes were employed to investigate electrocatalytic activity towards methanol electrochemical oxidation by means of cyclic voltammetry in 0.1 M HClO(4) as supporting electrolyte. It was found that the electronegativity of the dopant ion incorporated in the PPy film governs the electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation. Among different dopant anions used in the present work, the PPy doped with zirconium chloride gave the highest anodic current of 10 mA cm(-2) at the oxidation potential of methanol. Electrical property and the charge created due to doping in the polymers were measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR). Electrocatalytic activity of the modified electrodes was correlated with various factors obtained from different polymer characterization experiments. The results were explained on the basis of the charge-transfer efficiency at the electrode I electrolyte interface, which was associated with the acceptor state created by the dopant in the semi-conducting polymer. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10acharge transfer10aelectrocatalyst10aESR10aMetal halide dopant10aMethanol oxidation10apolypyrrole10aXPS1 aAdhikari, Arindam1 aRadhakrishnan, S.1 aPatil, Rahul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/influence-dopant-ions-properties-conducting-polypyrrole-and-its-electrocatalytic-activity-0