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Synthesis and characterization of coaxial silver/silica/polypyrrole nanocables
Author(s) -
Wang Wenqin,
Lu Linchao,
Cai Wujin,
Chen ZhongRen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.38828
Subject(s) - polypyrrole , materials science , raman scattering , nanostructure , raman spectroscopy , monomer , pyrrole , chemical engineering , rhodamine 6g , coaxial , rhodamine b , nanotechnology , molecule , polymer chemistry , composite material , polymerization , chemistry , polymer , photocatalysis , organic chemistry , optics , catalysis , engineering , physics , electrical engineering
Abstract Double‐shelled coaxial nanocables of silver nanocables with SiO 2 and polypyrrole (PPy; Ag/SiO 2 /PPy) were synthesized by a simple method. The thickness of the outer PPy shell could be controlled by the amount of pyrrole monomer. The silver nanocables encapsulated in the interior of the hollow PPy nanotubes were obtained by the removal of the midlayer SiO 2 . By the silver‐mirror reaction, flowerlike Ag nanostructures could be formed on the surface of the Ag/SiO 2 /PPy multilayer nanocable. The application of the as‐prepared Ag/SiO 2 /PPy–Ag composites in surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was studied with Rhodamine B (Rh B) as a probe molecule. We found that the composites could be used as SERS substrates and that they exhibited excellent enhancement ability. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013