title: Catalyst-free synthesis of oligoanilines and polyaniline nanofibers using H(2)O(2).
abstract: Nanofibers of polyaniline and oligoanilines of controlled molecular weight, e.g., tetraaniline, octaaniline, and hexadecaaniline, are synthesized using a versatile high ionic strength aqueous system that permits the use of H(2)O(2) with no added catalysts as a mild oxidizing agent. Films of oligoanilines deposited on plastic substrates show a robust and reversible chemiresistor response to NO(2) vapor at room temperature in ambient air (100-5 ppm).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA.
authors.forename: Sumedh P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Surwade
authors.forename: Srikanth Rao
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Agnihotra
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manohar
authors.forename: Sujit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ammu
authors.forename: Sanjeev K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Manohar