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Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanospheres Synthesized Using a Micelle Soft Template Associated with Cuprous Oxide
Author(s) -
Zhu Ying,
Wang Guang,
Li Jiuming,
Wan Meixiang,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200900600
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , micelle , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene) , oxide , fabrication , stabilizer (aeronautics) , conductive polymer , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , metallurgy , mechanical engineering
PEDOT nanospheres with an average diameter of about 100 nm were chemically synthesized using APS as the oxidant in the presence of SDBS and Cu 2 O, respectively. It was found that Cu 2 O is crucial to forming uniform PEDOT nanospheres because only granular PEDOT was obtained in the absence of Cu 2 O. It is proposed that the PEDOT nanospheres are self‐assembled by a cooperation effect of SDBS as the micelle soft‐template and Cu 2 O as the stabilizer of the spherical micelles. Additionally, the PEDOT nanospheres are soluble in some organic solvents, such as THF, DMF and DMSO, which is of benefit for fabrication of electronic and photonic devices.