title: Shape-controlled synthesis of polypyrrole/Ag nanostructures in the presence of chitosan.
abstract: Polypyrrole (PPy)-coated Ag nanoparticles and nanowires were fabricated through the redox reaction between pyrrole monomer and silver nitrate in the presence of chitosan. The morphologies, compositions, and electrochemical activities of PPy/Ag composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Cyclic voltammetry. The synthetic route employed here is simple and inexpensive and can be extended to prepare other conducting polymer/inorganic nanocomposites.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaomiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Haiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hou