Fabrication of unagglomerated polypyrrole nanospheres with controlled sizes from a surfactant-free emulsion system.
We developed a very simple, template-free, and environmentally friendly one-step chemical synthesis route to fabricate unagglomerated polypyrrole (PPy) nanospheres. The proposed new fabrication method enables the production of size-controlled unagglomerated PPy nanospheres without the help of any supporting materials such as "hard" and "soft" templates and under mild conditions, viz., room temperature, atmospheric pressure, and no need for acid. From the theoretical calculation, we could find that our novel system was suitable to prepare the unagglomerated PPy spheres. The process is discussed on the basis the classical colloidal and microemulsion theory.
Kim
Sang Won
SW
Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
Cho
Hyeon Gu
HG
Park
Chong Rae
CR
D004655:Emulsions; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
D004655:Emulsions; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C067635:polypyrrole