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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Apr 22;53(17):4465-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.201310714. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

A photo-annealing approach for building functional polymer layers on paper.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

Qiuping Qian, Jian Wang, Feng Yan, Yapei Wang

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872 (China).

PMID: 24623708 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310714

Abstract

A straightforward photo-annealing approach was developed for building functional polymer layers on paper. Conducting polyaniline with the ability for photothermal conversion can be readily annealed by near-infrared light. The annealed polymers become both insulating and hydrophobic. Selective photo-annealing produces a functional layer with patterned conductive arrays. This material exhibits real-time response to ammonium gas. Complete photo-annealing preserves the porous structure but changes the wettability of the polyaniline-nanofiber film.

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Keywords: conducting materials; gas sensors; paper devices; photo-annealing; polymers

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