A facile fabrication of polydiacetylene nanowires and their response to aqueous solutions with basicity

Nari Kim, Gil Sun Lee, Chunzhi Cui, Dong June Ahn

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Abstract

Polydiacetylene nanowires composed of 10, 12-docosadiynedioic acid (DCDDA) were fabricated simply by solution reprecipitation method with diameter of 50-150 nm and length of several micrometers. As the DCDDA nanowires are exposed to aqueous solutions of pH less than 7, there is no fluorescence emission observed. In contrast, we observed the a red-fluoresce response of the nanowires as they exposed to solutions of pH ranging 8-10, reflecting the degree of ionization of carboxylate head groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-46
Number of pages5
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume213
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Mar 1

Keywords

  • Conductive polymer
  • Nanowires
  • Photo-active polydiacetylene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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