Polyaniline Nanofibers: Facile Synthesis and Chemical Sensors
California NanoSystems Institute · University of California, Los Angeles · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Polyaniline nanofibers with uniform diameters between 30 and 50 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous/organic interfacial polymerization method at ambient conditions. The nanofibers have lengths varying from 500 nm to several micrometers and form interconnected networks. Thin films made of the nanofibers have superior performance in both sensitivity and time response to vapors of acid (HCl) and base (NH3).
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.25
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 10
Authors
4- JHJiaxing HuangCorresponding
California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, The Aerospace Corporation, Materials Processing (United States)
- SVShabnam Virji
California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, The Aerospace Corporation, Materials Processing (United States)
- BHBruce H. Weiller
The Aerospace Corporation, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Materials Processing (United States)
- RBRichard B. Kaner
Materials Processing (United States), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, The Aerospace Corporation
Topics & keywords
- Polyaniline
- Nanofiber
- Polyaniline nanofibers
- Chemistry
- Polymerization
- Interfacial polymerization
- Aqueous solution
- Chemical engineering