Polythiophene- and polypyrrole-based mono- and multilayers

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-530

  Berlin, Anna ^a   Vercelli, Barbara ^a   Zotti, Gianni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Gold nanoparticles; Monolayers; Multilayers; Polypyrrole; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; GOLD; HYBRID MATERIALS; MICROELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THIOPHENE;

BRUSH STRUCTURES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MONOLAYERS; NANO-SIZED; NANOMETER SIZES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; POLYPYRROLE; POLYTHIOPHENE; POLYTHIOPHENES; SELF-ASSEMBLED MULTILAYERS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 49249095751     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583720802231767     Document Type: Article

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