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Polypyrrole Nanowires Grown from Single Adsorbed Polyelectrolyte Molecules
Author(s) -
Bocharova Vera,
Kiriy Anton,
Vinzelberg Hartmut,
Mönch Ingolf,
Stamm Manfred
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200501354
Subject(s) - polypyrrole , polyelectrolyte , nanowire , pyrrole , adsorption , molecule , nanotechnology , materials science , template , nanometre , chemical engineering , chemistry , polymer chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , polymerization , engineering , composite material
Conductive polypyrrole (Ppy) nanowires (see picture) can be grown from single adsorbed synthetic polyelectrolyte molecules by oxidative polycondensation of pyrrole. The location and length of the Ppy nanowires are defined by the location and length of the adsorbed single‐molecule templates. The diameter of the Ppy nanowires varies from a few to hundreds of nanometers and can be adjusted by varying the reaction conditions.