Nanoreactor-assisted polymerization toward stable dispersions of conductive composite particles

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Contributors

  • Alexey N. Korovin - , University of Bayreuth (Author)
  • Vladimir G. Sergeyev - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • Olga A. Pyshkina - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • Christoph Hanske - , University of Bayreuth (Author)
  • Andreas Fery - , University of Bayreuth (Author)
  • Alexander Wittemann - , University of Bayreuth (Author)
  • Larisa Tsarkova - , University of Bayreuth, RWTH Aachen University (Author)

Abstract

We demonstrate the functioning of a macromolecular nanoreactor which guides a reaction in a confined volume and leads toward improved functional properties of a product material. In our approach, the polymerization of aniline (ANi) is conducted within the interfacial volume of spherical polyelectrolyte brushes (SPB) which are densely affixed to colloidal particles. The SPB provide optimal conditions for matrix polymerization by the efficient confinement of ANi monomers within the finite volume of polyelectrolyte brushes and controlled delivery of the oxidizing reagent to the reaction volume. The excellent kinetic stability of the resulting core-shell particles together with the high macroscopic conductivity of the respective composite open up perspectives for novel materials (a conductive ink).

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)462-467
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
Volume32
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2011
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 21433200

Keywords

Keywords

  • conducting polymers, core-shell particles, nanocomposites, nanoreactor, polyaniline