Growing uniform copolymernanowire arrays for high stability and efficient field emission

Abstract

In this report, we present a novel platform to study the formation of two π-conjugated conducting copolymer nanowire arrays based on 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and thieno[3,4-b]thiophene (T34bT). The resulting nanostructures have a highly uniform wire array architecture with tunable diameters. This combination of nanoporous templates and in situ electropolymerization strategy offers a versatile route to prepare copolymers, forming uniform one-dimensional nanomaterials potentially useful in electronic conductor and field emission applications.