Starch-assisted synthesis of polypyrrole nanowires by a simple electrochemical approach.
Starch, one of the most commonly used polysaccharides, has been adopted for the first time as morphology-directing agent to the electrochemical synthesis of polypyrrole (PPy) nanowires on various electrodes.
Shi
Wei
W
Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
Liang
Pengfei
P
Ge
Dongtao
D
Wang
Jixiao
J
Zhang
Qiqing
Q
D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053770:Nanowires; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*
D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C067635:polypyrrole; D013213:Starch