Conducting cellulose/TiO₂ composites by in situ polymerization of pyrrole

Cellulose/polypyrrole and cellulose/polypyrrole-TiO₂ composites were prepared via in situ oxidative chemical polymerization of pyrrole using FeCl₃ as oxidant. The concentration effect of pyrrole on the structure and properties of prepared matrix has been investigated. Furthermore, the structure of the prepared materials was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Thermal gravimetrical analysis (TGA). The results exhibited that the addition of cellulose and TiO₂ increase the thermal stability of the polypyrrole system. Moreover, dielectric properties of the obtained composites were studied over frequency range from 42Hz to 5MHz. The electrical measurements including dielectric constant, ε'(ω), dielectric loss, ε''(ω), loss tangent, tan δ and ac conductivity, σac were carried.