Oligoaniline-assisted self-assembly of polyaniline crystals
Ian M. Hill, Di Wu, Bohao Xu, Yue Wang
Abstract
The presence of a small amount of oligomer can induce ordering and crystallization of the parent conducting polymer, resulting in highly conductive, compositionally homogeneous crystals with defined molecular weights.
Topics & Concepts
PolyanilineCrystallizationCrystallinityMaterials scienceNanowirePolymerSelf-assemblyOligomerCrystallization of polymersChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemistryPolymerizationComposite materialEngineeringConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics