Journal
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 5717-5725Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c00505
Keywords
platinum; deposition; nanowires; cubic phase; template; nanocasting; mesoporous
Funding
- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- EPSRC [EP/F036566/1]
- EPSRC [EP/F036566/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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This paper introduces a method for producing mesoporous metals with periodic 3D nanostructures by tuning the nanoscale dimensions of the metal through the addition of a cosurfactant that controls the lattice parameter of the template. Characterization of mesoporous platinum samples using X-ray scattering revealed varying unit cell sizes, wire thicknesses, and estimated pore dimensions. The control of size in these materials offers potential for controlling electrochemical behavior and designing metamaterials with specific optoelectronic properties.
This paper presents the production of mesoporous metals with periodic 3D nanostructures, showing control over the lattice parameter and therefore pore and wire dimensions. The materials have single diamond (Fd3m) symmetry and are produced by deposition within a cubic phase template of the lipid phytantriol, in a process previously published. The current work shows a mechanism for tuning the nanoscale dimensions of the metal by the addition of a cosurfactant that progressively reduces the lipid bilayer curvature in the template. This swells its lattice parameter and therefore that of the deposited metal. Mesoporous platinum samples were characterized using X-ray scattering, electron microscopy, and electrochemical analysis. The structures exhibit unit cell sizes ranging from 13 to 20 nm, with wire thicknesses from 3.0 to 5.3 nm and estimated pore dimensions from 6.2 to 8.8 nm. The size control in these materials provides a mechanism for control of electrochemical behavior in electrocatalysis and sensors. Furthermore, the use of the templates in other metal and semiconductor materials suggests that size control offers possibilities for metamaterials with designed optoelectronic properties.
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