Polypyrrole nanowires grown from single adsorbed polyelectrolyte molecules

Vera Bocharova, Anton Kiriy, Hartmut Vinzelberg, Ingolf Mönch, Manfred Stamm

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6391-6394
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume44
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 7 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Conducting materials
  • Nanostructures
  • Nanotechnology
  • Polymers
  • Scanning probe microscopy

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