Polymer Bulletin, Vol.56, No.6, 529-537, 2006
One-step synthesis of oriented polyaniline nanorods through electrochemical deposition
Large-scale of oriented Polyaniline nanorods have been synthesized by one-step electrochemical deposition on aluminium electrode without the aid of any templates. The diameters and lengths of polyaniline nanorods are in the range of 50-60 nm and 150-250 nm, respectively. The morphologies and molecular structures of the film are characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Ultraviolet-Visual (UV-vis) and Fourier transform infared (FTIR). The effects of synthetic parameters, such as the concentration of aniline and electric current intensity, on the morphologies of polyaniline films are investigated.