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Electrochemical synthesis of polypyrrole/carbon nanotube nanoscale composites using well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays

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Polypyrrole/carbon nanotube nanoscale composites were successfully fabricated by electrochemical deposition of polypyrrole over each of the carbon nanotubes in well-aligned large arrays. The thickness of the polypyrrole coating can be easily controlled by the value of the film-formation charge. For both thin (low film-formation charge) and thick (high film-formation charge) films, the polypyrrole coating on the surface of each nanotube is very uniform throughout the entire length, as observed by transmission electron microscopy.

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  1. Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA, , , , , , US

    J.H. Chen, Z.P. Huang, D.Z. Wang, S.X. Yang, J.G. Wen & Z.F. Ren

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Received: 2 May 2001 / Accepted: 4 May 2001 / Published online: 20 June 2001

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Chen, J., Huang, Z., Wang, D. et al. Electrochemical synthesis of polypyrrole/carbon nanotube nanoscale composites using well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays . Appl Phys A 73, 129–131 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390100912

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