“…4 The combination of conducting polymers with host materials having different characteristics opens a way to new hybrid materials showing novel properties. 5,6 Clays, among other hosts, are natural, abundant, and inexpensive minerals that have a unique layered structure, high mechanical strength, and high chemical resistance. Nanocomposite materials have been reported to boost the thermal stability, 7 mechanical strength, 8 and molecular-barrier, 9 flame-resistance, 10 and corrosion-inhibition properties 11 of polymers by incorporating small amounts of clay platelets into the polymer matrix.…”