Advanced Materials, Vol.19, No.3, 465-465, 2007
Controlling the diameter of polyaniline nanofibers by adjusting the oxidant redox potential
A self-assembly process with no external template and no added acidic dopant is reported as a method providing quantitative control over the diameter d of the polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers produced. An experimental formula relating d to the standard redox potential of the oxidants is established. The PANI nanofibers in the figure have d=15 nm.