Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2017,8, 2219–2220, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.221
character of vapor-based coatings can furthermore be used to create nanostructures. Balkan et al. report the formation of coaxialnanotubes by the consecutive deposition of polyaniline and poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) on a template with mesoscopic pores [8]. The dissolution of the template results in the
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2017,8, 872–882, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.89
techniques allowed for fine-tuning of the thickness of the individual layers, keeping the functionalities of the polymers intact. The response of the single components and the coaxialnanotubes to changes in humidity was investigated for potential humidity sensor applications. For single-component conductive
continuously increase with relative humidity.
Keywords: coaxialnanotubes; humidity sensors; initiated chemical vapor deposition; oxidative chemical vapor deposition; polyaniline; Introduction
In recent years, with the advances in nanotechnology, the use of nanostructured materials has become widespread in
nanotubes. Furthermore, fabricating conductive nanotubes using templates with mesoscopic pores resulted in the alignment of polymer chains parallel to the tube axis, increasing conductivity above that of nonaligned films [36]. In this study, the fabrication of PANI nanotubes and PANI/pHEMA coaxialnanotubes
PDF
Figure 1:
(a) FTIR spectra of PANI emeraldine thin film on a Si wafer. The peaks at 1590 and 1495 cm−1 corres...