Issue 11, 2012

Fabrication of conducting polypyrrole/β-cyclodextrin nano- and micro-spheres using molecular templates

Abstract

An easy synthesis route for conducting polypyrrole/β-cyclodextrin (PPy/β-CD) core-shell spheres has been developed. The conducting spheres were successfully synthesized via a simple stirring/ultrasonic treatment by mixing pyrrole monomer and β-CD in the ethanol/aqueous solution at room temperature. The resultant spheres have a uniform nano- or micro-size and a clear core-shell structure. Further, the morphology and size of the resulting PPy/β-CD spheres depended on the amount of β-CD in the reaction system. A possible formation and size evolution mechanism are proposed.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of conducting polypyrrole/β-cyclodextrin nano- and micro-spheres using molecular templates

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jan 2012
Accepted
06 Mar 2012
First published
07 Mar 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 4675-4682

Fabrication of conducting polypyrrole/β-cyclodextrin nano- and micro-spheres using molecular templates

S. SHANG, W. ZENG and X. TAO, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 4675 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20118F

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