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The microcontainer shape in electropolymerization on bubbles
We investigated the microcontainer shape in electropolymerization of polypyrrole (PPy) on bubbles using real-time microradiography. We revealed the existence of a "deformation force" at the three-phase boundary among gas (bubble), liquid (electrolyte), and solid (PPy). As the deformation force increases, the microcontainer shape gradually changes from spherical to elliptical and then to cylindrical. The force is proportional to the polymerization rate that is enhanced by the applied voltage and monomer concentration.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000262724000047
Authors
Publication date
2009
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Volume
94
Issue
3
Article Number
034103
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Available on Infoscience
November 30, 2010
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