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Controlling the Diameter of Polyaniline Nanofibers by Adjusting the Oxidant Redox Potential
Author(s) -
Ding H.,
Wan M.,
Wei Y.
Publication year - 2007
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.200600831
Subject(s) - polyaniline , nanofiber , dopant , redox , polyaniline nanofibers , materials science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , doping , optoelectronics , polymer , composite material , engineering , metallurgy , polymerization
A self‐assembly process with no external template and no added acidic dopant is reported as a method providing quantitative control over the diameter d of the polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers produced. An experimental formula relating d to the standard redox potential of the oxidants is established. The PANI nanofibers in the figure have d ≈ 15 nm.