New modern technologies require new materials. During the past decade, the movement
towards nanodimensions in many areas of technology aroused a huge interest in …

With an ever-increasing need for thin, flexible and functional materials in electrochemical
systems, the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique provides a simple and affordable route in …

The number of different nano-and micro-scale structures produced from the chemical
oxidation of aniline into “polyaniline” is rivaled by few other organic materials. Nanoscale …

As a major solid waste from the waterworks, the iron-based waterworks sludge (IBWS) was
currently disposed of in landfills or discharged into water body, causing land consumption …

Polyaniline (PANI)/Au composite hollow spheres were successfully synthesized using
polystyrene/sulfonated polystyrene core/shell gel particle templates. The PANI shell …

Recently, micro-or nanoscaled hollow spheres of conducting polymers have attracted great
attention because of their potential use in encapsulation applications, confined reaction …

Conducting polymer (CP) coatings have been extensively investigated for corrosion
protection of iron, steel and other metals owing to their superior performance in highly …

Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres with dimension of ca. 1.5 μm were synthesized via a
hydrothermal method using polystyrene particles as the template. The as-prepared Bi2WO6 …

The development of reliable synthetic routes to polymeric nanostructures of well-defined
composition, morphology and function is of scientific importance and technological interest …

CuS semiconductor nanometer‐sized hollow spheres are successfully synthesized by using
a soft‐template method. A possible growth mechanism is proposed. The linear optical …