Polyaniline nanofibers: broadening applications for conducting polymers

Polyaniline is a conducting polymer with incredible promise, but it has had limited use due to poor reaction control and processability associated with conventional morphologies. Polyaniline nanofibers, on the other hand, have demonstrated, through manufacturing techniques discovered during the past...

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Published inChemical Society reviews Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 151 - 1525
Main Authors Baker, Christina O, Huang, Xinwei, Nelson, Wyatt, Kaner, Richard B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 06.03.2017
Subjects
Conducting polymers
Consistency
Dispersions
Morphology
Nanofibers
Polyanilines
Surface area
Surface stability
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Summary:Polyaniline is a conducting polymer with incredible promise, but it has had limited use due to poor reaction control and processability associated with conventional morphologies. Polyaniline nanofibers, on the other hand, have demonstrated, through manufacturing techniques discovered during the past decade, increased processability, higher surface area, and improved consistency and stability in aqueous dispersions, which are finally allowing for expanded commercial development of this promising polymer. This review explores some intriguing applications of polyaniline nanofibers, as well as the advantages and remaining challenges in developing better products using polyaniline in this new morphology. Nanostructured polyaniline is the key to greater success of this unique conducting polymer.
Bibliography:Christina Baker received a PhD in Chemistry from UCLA in 2008 and founded Fibron Technologies, Inc. She is now Global Materials Manager for Aerospace Transparencies at PPG Aerospace in Sylmar, California.
Wyatt Nelson received a PhD in mechanical engineering from UCLA in 2011. He is currently an engineer at Scisco Genetics Inc. in Seattle, Washington.
Xinwei Huang received his PhD in Chemistry from UCLA in 2016 and is currently a process engineer at Lam Research Corporation in Fremont, California.
Richard Kaner received a PhD in 1984 from the University of Pennsylvania working with Prof. Alan MacDiarmid (Nobel Laureate 2000, deceased). After postdoctoral research at Berkeley, he joined UCLA in 1987, earned tenure in 1991 and became a Distinguished Professor in 2012. According to the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Thomson-Reuters rankings, he is among the world's most highly cited authors. Professor Kaner has received awards from the Dreyfus, Fulbright, Guggenheim and Sloan Foundations along with the Materials Research Society Medal, the Buck-Whitney Research Award, the Tolman Medal and the Award in the Chemistry of Materials from the American Chemical Society for his work on refractory materials including superhard metals, graphene and conducting polymers. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Materials Research Society (MRS) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
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ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/c6cs00555a