Using the Hard Templating Method for the Synthesis of Metal-Conducting Polymer Multi-Segmented Nanowires
✍ Scribed by Vincent Callegari; Sophie Demoustier-Champagne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 774 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
With the development of nanotechnology, there is a growing demand for advanced electronics based on functional nanomaterials. In this respect, owing to their unique properties, conducting polymers (CP) synthesized in the form of one‐dimensional (1D) nanostructures are of particular interest. In this feature paper, we first report one of the most powerful techniques, the hard templating synthesis, for elaborating a large number of uniform 1D CP nanotubes or nanowires with precise control over lengths and diameters. Then, recent advances in the preparation, through electrochemical template synthesis, of various multi‐segmented nanowires containing a combination of metallic and polymeric components are discussed. Hybrid metal‐CP nanowires are promising high tech materials as they exhibit enhanced performances compared to their bulk counterparts and are of direct interest for developing novel multifunctional systems for a wide range of applications. Finally, some future directions for research in the area of multi‐segmented nanowires are proposed. magnified image