Nickel (III) Salt Dispersed Poly-aniline film: Preliminary SECM Examination

Various matrices including poly-aniline have been used recently to incorporate nickel salts within the polymer. These films have been shown to be of utility for exploiting the oxidizing characteristic associated with nickel (III) under the right conditions, for example when the film is subjected to anodic bias. 

Preliminary SECM examination of the above films was undertaken. The results suggested the presence of active sites on the surface originating from higher-valent nickel cation. 

Reference

Inam-ul-Haque, Aakifa Raza and Shamaila Sadaf, Dispersed nickel oxide films for electro-oxidation of 1, 4-butanediol, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 33 (1) 21-28 (2011).

Acknowledgments

Inam-ul-Haque thanks German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, for a study and research stay; September to November 2010 at Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry University of Oldenburg Germany, and gratefully acknowledges kind and gracious hospitality of Professor Dr Gunther Wittstock.