The role of unbound oligomers in the nucleation and growth of electrodeposited polypyrrole and method for preparing high strength, high conductivity films

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 10891-10897

  Zheng, Wen ^a   Razal, Joselito M ^a   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a   Truong, Van Tan ^b   Whitten, Philip G ^a   Wallace, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DENDRITIC GROWTH; DEPOSITION MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH CURRENTS; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH STRENGTH; LAYER DEPOSITION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL WORK; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POLYMERIZATION TIME; POLYMERIZED FILMS; POLYPYRROLE ACTUATORS; POLYPYRROLE FILM; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GROWTH; USEFUL PROPERTIES; WASHING STEPS;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OLIGOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; WASHING;

POLYPYRROLES;

POLYMER; POLYPYRROLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MUSCLES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PYRROLES;

EID: 84864351001     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la301701g     Document Type: Article

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