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Preparation of rod-shaped polythiophene-coated polystyrene nanocomposite particles

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Core-shell nanocomposite particles with polystyrene sphere core and polythiophene overlayer shell were synthesized through chemical oxidative polymerization of thiophene templated using uniquely structured polystyrene latex. The morphology of polythiophene shell, which has nanorod shaped or featureless surface morphology, can be simply controlled by varying the dosage and feeding protocol of oxidizers.

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    Hongyu Li, Lihong Shen, Shuming Liu & Le Zhang

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Li, H., Shen, L., Liu, S. et al. Preparation of rod-shaped polythiophene-coated polystyrene nanocomposite particles. Colloid Polym Sci 292, 3319–3326 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-014-3376-8

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