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Three dimensional PEDOT nanowires network
Andrés CantareroMario CulebrasSoledad Roig-sánchezAntonio García-barberáClara M. Gómezsubject
Conductive polymerNanostructureMaterials scienceAnodizingMechanical EngineeringMetals and AlloysNanowireNanotechnology02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter Physics01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialssymbols.namesakePEDOT:PSSMechanics of MaterialsSeebeck coefficientMaterials ChemistrysymbolsThin film0210 nano-technologyRaman spectroscopydescription
Abstract A three dimensional (3D) structure of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanowires have been prepared by electrochemical polymerization using 3D-alumina templates. The templates were synthesized by pulse anodization in an electrochemical bath. A 3D free standing network has been obtained after the template removal. The morphological analysis by electron microscopy shows the existence of a 3D PEDOT nanowires network whose nanowire diameter is around 20 nm for the vertical nanowires and 10 nm for the transversal connections. Electrical properties such as the I–V characteristics and the Seebeck coefficient were studied for the nanowires network. Also, the optical properties have been studied by Raman spectroscopy to confirm the creation of the PEDOT network. In summary, we have provided a very simple method to obtain three-dimensional nanostructures of conductive polymers. Any conductive polymer can be grown using our method.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Synthetic Metals |