Single-step synthesis of polypyrrole nanowires by cathodic electropolymerization

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Polypyrrole nanowires are successfully fabricated with a one-step process by cathodic electropolymerization from an aqueous solution without templates and chemical additives. The method utilizes electrochemically generated NO+ to oxidize the neutral pyrrole monomers, making it possible to use oxidizable metal substrates, such as Cu and Ni. The synthesized nanowires are directly deposited on the substrate in the form of a thin film consisting of fine polypyrrole nanowires with a nanoporous and interconnected network structure. The growth kinetics of the polypyrrole nanowires was investigated by analyzing the effects of the chemical composition of the electrolyte and the synthesis time on the formation of polypyrrole nanowires. It was found that the polymerization process of pyrrole is very sensitive to the reactivity of radical cations. For a radical cation with high reactivity, the polypyrrole nanospheres are synthesized near the electrode in the solution. In contrast, for a radical cation with sufficiently low reactivity, the polypyrrole nanowires are grown on the priorly deposited polypyrrole nanospheres.
Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Issue Date
2013
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

DOPED POLYPYRROLE; CORROSION PROTECTION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; PYRROLE; FILMS; XPS; PERFORMANCE; NANOFIBERS; REDUCTION

Citation

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, v.1, no.27, pp.8061 - 8068

ISSN
2050-7488
DOI
10.1039/c3ta11227f
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/175060
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