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Aniline oligomers were prepared by the oxidation of aniline with p-benzoquinone in aqueous solutions of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) of various concentrations. Their molecular structures were assessed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The electrorheological (ER) behavior of their silicone oil suspensions under applied electric field has been investigated. Shear stress at a low shear rate, τ 0.9, was used as a criterion of the rigidity of internal structures created by the application of an electric field. It was established from the fitting of the dielectric spectra of the suspensions with the Havriliak–Negami model that dielectric relaxation strength, as a degree of polarization induced by an external field contributing to the enhanced ER effect, increases and relaxation time, i.e., the response of the particle to the application of the field, decreases when a higher molar concentration of MSA is used. The best values were observed for suspensions of the sample prepared in the presence of 0.5 M of MSA. This suspension creates stiff internal structures under an applied electric field strength of 2 kV mm−1 with τ 0.9 of nearly 50 Pa, which is even slightly of higher value than that obtained for standard polyaniline base ER suspension measured at the same conditions. The concentration of the MSA used in the preparation of oligomers seems to be a crucial factor influencing the conductivity, dielectric properties and, consequently, rheological behavior, and finally ER activity of their suspensions.
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The authors wish to thank the Czech Grant Agency (202/09/1626) for financial support. This article was written with the support of the Operational Program Research and Development for Innovations co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the National Budget of Czech Republic, within the framework of the project Centre of Polymer Systems (CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0111).
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Mrlik, M., Sedlacik, M., Pavlinek, V. et al. Electrorheology of aniline oligomers. Colloid Polym Sci 291, 2079–2086 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-013-2947-4
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