Chiral induced synthesis of helical polypyrrole (PPy) nano-structures: a lightweight and high-performance material against electromagnetic pollution. Issue 8 (14th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, Aming; Wu, Fan; Jiang, Wanchun; Zhang, Kun; Sun, Mengxiao; Wang, Mingyang
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 5:Issue 8(2017)
• Page Start: 2175
• Page End: 2181
• Publication Date: 2017-02-14
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Optical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c6tc05057c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7526

Abstract

Abstract : First report on the excellent electromagnetic absorption and electromagnetic interference shielding performances of helical conducting polymer nano-structures. Abstract : Helical conducting polymer nano-structures have attracted increasing attention because of their superior optical and electrical activities, lightweight, and flexibility as well as controllable morphologies at several levels of a hierarchy. Nevertheless, hardly any research has focused on helical conducting polymer nano-structure based electromagnetic protecting materials. Herein, we synthesized single-handed helical polypyrrole (PPy) nano-structures by a chiral inducing route and demonstrated their amazing electromagnetic protecting abilities. A gradually constructed conducting network and helical chirality may be the main reasons for the tunable and impressive electromagnetic protecting performance of the as-prepared helical PPy nano-structures. This research opens up an opportunity for the application of single-handed helical conducting polymer nano-structures as a lightweight and tunable high-performance electromagnetic protecting material, especially in the fields of special aircraft, aerospace and fast-growing next-generation flexible electronics.