J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 39-44.

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Sea Cucumber-like Polyaniline Nanofibers Synthesized by Aqueous Solution Method

Baoyun Liu, Li Liu, Nanlin Shi, Jun Gong, Chao Sun   

  1. 1) State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
    2) Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
  • Received:2009-03-12 Revised:2009-08-13 Online:2010-01-31 Published:2010-01-22
  • Supported by:

    the National Advanced Materials Committee of China (No. 2008AA03Z409)

Abstract:

The preparation of polyaniline nanofibers in aqueous solution was studied as functions of the concentrations and ratios of reactants. The morphology and microstructure of polyaniline nanofibers are affected by the concentrations and proportions of the reactants. A special kind of sea cucumber-like polyaniline nanofibers can be prepared under control of reaction conditions. Secondary growth is the formation mechanism. In addition, the bulk electrical conductivity of these sea cucumber-like polyaniline nanofibers was higher than that of other common polyaniline nanofibers.

Key words: Polyaniline, Nanofiber, Aqueous solution method, Morphology, Electrical conductivity