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Self‐Assembling Sub‐Micrometer‐Sized Tube Junctions and Dendrites of Conducting Polymers
Author(s) -
Wei Z.,
Zhang L.,
Yu M.,
Yang Y.,
Wan M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200305048
Subject(s) - materials science , micrometer , polyaniline , micelle , polypyrrole , dopant , conductive polymer , nanotechnology , polymer , self assembly , tube (container) , monomer , doping , polymerization , optoelectronics , composite material , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , optics , chemistry , physics
Sub‐micrometer‐sized tube junctions and dendrites of conducting polyaniline (e.g., see Figure) and polypyrrole have been synthesized through a self‐assembly process for the first time. It is shown that the monomer–dopant micelles act as templates for the self‐assembly of sub‐micrometer‐sized tubes, while the interactions among the polymer chains supply the driving force for micelle aggregation and the formation of junctions and dendrites.