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Facile Fabrication of Functional Polypyrrole Nanotubes via a Reactive Self‐Degraded Template
Author(s) -
Yang Xiaoming,
Zhu Zhengxi,
Dai Tingyang,
Lu Yun
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200500514
Subject(s) - polypyrrole , materials science , methyl orange , polymerization , chemical engineering , fabrication , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , photocatalysis , engineering
Summary: Polypyrrole nanotubes with high electric conductivity and azo function have been fabricated in high yield via an in‐situ polymerization. During the process fibrillar complex of FeCl 3 and methyl orange (MO), acting as a reactive self‐degraded template, directed the growth of polypyrrole on its surface and promoted the assembly into hollow nanotubular structures.TEM image of uncompleted PPy nanotubes synthesized in MO solutions after reaction for 40 min.