title: Facile synthesis of polypyrrole coated copper nanowires: a new concept to engineered core-shell structures.
abstract: Polypyrrole coated copper nanowires were synthesized in a one-pot manner in the presence of cupric precursor and pyrrole. They displayed ultra-high sensitivity as a potentiometric sensor with considerable environmental stability comparable to noble metals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Preiss
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poyraz
authors.forename: Moon J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D057145:Nanoshells / Q000737:chemistry*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C067635:polypyrrole; D003300:Copper