Malaysian Polymer Jounal (MPJ) Vol 3, No. 2, p 24-31, 2008
Temperature Dependence of AC Electrical Conductivity of PVA-PPy-FeCl3 Composite Polymer Films Mohd Hamzah Harun1*, Elias Saion2, Anuar Kassim3, Muhd Yousuf Hussain2, Iskandar Shahrim Mustafa2 and Muhd Ahmad Ali Omer2. 1
Radiation Processing Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, 43000, Bangi, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia. Phone: 603-8925 0510 Fax: 603-8928 2963 2
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
*Corresponding author: Mohd Hamzah Harun (
[email protected]) ABSTRACT: The alternate current (ac) electrical conductivity of poly(vinyl alcohol)polypyrrole-ferric chloride (PVA-PPy-FeCl3) composite films has been investigated at different temperatures at a frequency ranging from 20 Hz to 1 MHz. The electrical conductivity of the composite increased with increasing temperature and it obeys power law Aωs in which s in the range 0.3
