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In this paper, cable-like PEDOT/PSS-ZnO nanowires are successfully fabricated under vacuum condition by self-assembly of the PEDOT/PSS-ZnO composite initially prepared via sol-gel method. Characterized by TEM and EDX, the nanowire is found to have a polycrystalline ZnO inner core that is sheathed by the PEDOT/PSS blends and the nanowire has an outer diameter of ca. 100 nm. The results also indicate that the morphology of PEDOT/PSS-ZnO nanocomposite is greatly influenced by external vacuum condition and aging time. The feasible and simple approach that we have developed provides a new strategy for the synthesis of novel one-dimensional nanocomposites.
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Qi, Y., Wang, T., Hu, X. et al. Fabrication of PEDOT/PSS-ZnO nanowire by self-assembly method under vacuum condition. Chin.Sci.Bull. 50, 2288–2290 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03183736
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