A facile synthesis of polypyrrole nanotubes using a template-mediated vapor deposition polymerization and the conversion to carbon nanotubes.

Polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubes with highly uniform surface and tunable wall thickness were fabricated by one-step vapor deposition polymerization (VDP) using anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template membranes, and transformed into carbon nanotubes through a carbonization process.

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