Synthesis and characterization of polydiacetylene films and nanotubes.

ABSTRACT: We report here the synthesis and characterization of polydiacetylene (PDA) films and nanotubes using layer-by-layer (LBL) chemistry. 10,12-Docosadiyndioic acid (DCDA) monomer was self-assembled on flat surfaces and inside of nanoporous alumina templates. UV irradiation of DCDA provided polymerized-DCDA (PDCDA) films and nanotubes. We have used zirconium-carboxylate interlayer chemistry to synthesize PDCDA multilayers on flat surfaces and in nanoporous template. PDCDA multilayers were characterized using optical (UV-vis, fluorescence, ellipsometry, FTIR) spectroscopies, ionic current-voltage ( I- V) analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Ellipsometry, FTIR, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopies showed a uniform DCDA deposition at each deposition cycle. Our optical spectrosc

SUBMITTER: Gatebe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2683165 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature