A facile synthesis of polypyrrole nanotubes using a template-mediated vapor deposition polymerization and the conversion to carbon nanotubes.
Polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubes with highly uniform surface and tunable wall thickness were fabricated by one-step vapor deposition polymerization (VDP) using anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template membranes, and transformed into carbon nanotubes through a carbonization process.
Jang
Jyongsik
J
Hyperstructured Organic Materials Research Center and School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Shinlimdong 56-1, Seoul 151-742, Korea. jsjang@plaza.snu.ac.kr
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Joon Hak
JH