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Preparation of SiO2@polystyrene@polypyrrole sandwich composites and hollow polypyrrole capsules with movable SiO2 spheres inside

  • Tongjie Yao
  • , Quan Lin
  • , Kai Zhang
  • , Dengfeng Zhao
  • , Hui Lv
  • , Junhu Zhang
  • , Bai Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe a flexible method for preparing conducting building blocks: SiO2@polystyrene@polypyrrole sandwich multilayer composites and hollow polypyrrole (PPy) capsules with movable SiO2 spheres inside. First, SiO2@polystyrene (PS) core/shell composites were synthesized, and then SiO2@PS@PPy sandwich multilayer composites were prepared by chemical polymerization of pyrrole monomer on the surface of SiO2@PS composites. Furthermore, hollow polypyrrole capsules with movable SiO2 spheres inside were obtained after removal of the middle PS layer. The diameter of sandwich multilayer composites could easily be controlled by adjusting the dosage of pyrrole monomer. The conductivities of composites increased with the increase of PPy content. After the insulating PS layer was selectively etched, the conductivities of hollow capsules with movable SiO2 spheres inside were much higher than those of the corresponding sandwich multilayer composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)434-438
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume315
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Building block
  • Polypyrrole (PPy)
  • Polystyrene (PS)
  • Sandwich multilayer composite
  • SiO

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