A general route to 2D nanoleaves and nanoplates of polyaniline

Novel 2D nanoleaves and nanoplates are synthesized by a facile and general method. A set of doping control experiments are carried out to show how PANI self-assemble to nanoleaves and nanoplates. Interestingly, the nanoleaves and nanorods have high crystallinity, according to their XRD patterns. The novel method will be readily scalable to produce polyaniline crystals with different morphologies with high quality and low cost. The polymer semiconductor crystals could be useful for next generation organic electronics such as nanotransistors.