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Cover Picture: Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanotubes with a Reactive Template of Manganese Oxide (Adv. Mater. 3/2007)
Author(s) -
Pan L. J.,
Pu L.,
Shi Y.,
Song S. Y.,
Xu Z.,
Zhang R.,
Zheng Y. D.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200790011
Subject(s) - materials science , polyaniline , template , polymerization , cryptomelane , nanowire , manganese , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , nanotube , manganese oxide , oxide , chemical engineering , carbon nanotube , composite material , polymer , engineering , metallurgy , mechanical engineering
Polyaniline nanotubes can be synthesized through a chemical template method. The shape and major parameters of the tubes are precisely controlled by the reactive templates of MnO 2 nanowires, which also act as the oxidative initiator for polymerization. The cover image shows an example where the rectangular tubes are cloned from the cryptomelane‐phase MnO 2 , as reported on p. 461 by Shi and co‐workers.