title: Electrically conducting polymers as templating interfaces for fabrication of copper nanotubes.
abstract: Submicrometer tubes have been fabricated by a polymer-based template approach using electroless deposition. The copper was deposited on polystyrene fibers functionalized with an interfacial electrically conducting polyaniline thin film layer. Thermal degradation of the functionalized fiber templates resulted in copper tubes of diameter 1600 ± 50 nm with wall thicknesses ranging between 100 and 200 nm. The morphology and elemental analysis of copper coaxial fibers was analyzed using SEM and EDS. Electrical properties were analyzed using FTIR and PXRD was used to study crystal structure of copper nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton , Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States.
authors.forename: Eliud K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Mushibe
authors.forename: Dickson
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andala
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raiti-Palazzolo
authors.forename: Jetty L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duffy-Matzner
authors.forename: Wayne E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D003300:Copper