Synthesis of the hybrid porous rods and nanosheets composed of the nickel ions and poly(p-phenylenediamine) in aqueous solution

A new kind of metal-organic hybrid materials composed of the nickel ions and poly(p-phenylenediamine) have been synthesized in aqueous solution. Long hybrid rods and large nanosheets have been obtained by using the different ratios of the initial reactants. The synthesized rods and nanosheets have been characterized by SEM, TEM, AFM and XPS. The synthesized rods have been found to have porous polymeric structures. The nanosheets are made up of many small nanoparticles.