Preparation of Mesoporous Silica Templated Metal Nanowire Films on Foamed Nickel Substrates

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2006 · Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2006.08.011· OSTI ID:1003154

Campbell, Roger ^[1]; Kenik, Edward A ^[2]; Bakker, Martin ^[1]; Havrilla, George ^[3]; Montoya, Velma ^[3]; Shamsuzzoha, Mohammed ^[1]

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1. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
2. ORNL
3. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

A method has been developed for the formation of high surface area nanowire films on planar and three-dimensional metal electrodes. These nanowire films are formed via electrodeposition into a mesoporous silica film. The mesoporous silica films are formed by a sol-gel process using Pluronic tri-block copolymers to template mesopore formation on both planar and three-dimensional metal electrodes. Surface area increases of up to 120-fold have been observed in electrodes containing a templated film when compared to the same types of electrodes without the templated film.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Shared Research Equipment Collaborative Research Center
• Sponsoring Organization: SC USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1003154
• Journal Information: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Journal Name: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Journal Issue: 1-3 Vol. 97; ISSN 1387-1811
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COPOLYMERS
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTRODES
FILMS
METALS
NICKEL
PLURONICS
SILICA
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE AREA