An intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP)-organised nanopore array can be formed by controlled
electropolymerisation of pyrrole from an ionic-surfactant-solution in a titanium dioxide nanotubular matrix.
Damian Kowalski and Patrik Schmuki from the University of Erlangen–Nurnberg, in Germany, have shown that the polymerisation is initialised selectively in the space between nanotube walls, forming a mechanically stable polymer network where wall thicknesses can also be controlled. Such robust polymer nanostructures are very promising for application in electrochemical systems.
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