The study of systems constituted by iron oxide nanoparticles and polyaniline has increased in the last years. However, few studies are related to the sonication effect on the preparation of these hybrid materials. In this work the effect of sonication on the properties of maghemite/polyaniline hybrids was studied using experimental design techniques. The materials obtained were studied by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. Samples were also characterized by measuring the electric resistivity and by magnetic force tests. Obtained results show that the increase of the sonication power produces the increase of the doping process and the decrease of the electrical resistivity. The same sonication power produced the destruction of a large amount of the maghemite, leading to lower magnetic forces.
Ultrasonic dispersion; in situ polymerization; experimental design
