Electrochemical growth of nanosized conducting polymer wires on gold using molecular templates

Abstract

Conducting polymer nanowires and nanorings (see Figure) can be synthesized using the strategy described here - electrochemical growth on gold electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of well-separated thiolated cyclodextrins in an alkanethiol "forest". Thiolated aniline monomer is anchored to the surface within the cyclodextrin cavity and forms an initiation point for polymer wire growth.