Directly-grown and Square-patterned Arrays of Metal Oxide Nanowires for High-performance Catalyst Support Platforms
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- Title
- Directly-grown and Square-patterned Arrays of Metal Oxide Nanowires for High-performance Catalyst Support Platforms
- Authors
- Sang Ho Lee; Eun Ja Lim; Yong-Ryun Jo; Bong-Joong Kim; Kim, WB
- Date Issued
- 2014-12-20
- Publisher
- ACS Publications
- Abstract
- This research reports novel and efficient electrocatalyst support systems. Tin dioxide nanowires grown directly on current collecting substances are introduced as high-performance support platforms. For this propose, palladium or platinum catalysts are impregnated on these nanowire scaffolds and exhibit improved electrocatalytic performance for methanol oxidation in alkaline and acidic environments. These nanowire support platforms could be demonstrated to maximize the electrocatalytic activity because of the effective charge transport provided by the direct connection between the nanowire supports and current collectors. More significantly, grid-patterned nanowire arrays grown directly on current collectors are, for the first time, demonstrated as a milestone to enhance the electrocatalytic performance. The empty space between the patterned nanowire arrays acts as a channel to facilitate the electrolyte diffusion. The metal catalysts incorporated into the patterned nanowire supports show an 8-fold improvement in the catalytic performance for methanol electrooxidation, most likely because of the synergetic effects of the enhanced charge transport and mass transfer attributed to the structural advantages of the patterned nanowire array supports.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/37813
- DOI
- 10.1021/AM5067089
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 6, no. 23, page. 20634 - 20642, 2014-12-20
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