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Facile processes for producing robust, transparent, conductive platinum nanofiber mats
Seongpil An1, Yong Il Kim, Sumit Sinha-Ray
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea. ayarin@uic.edu skyoon@korea.ac.kr.
Nanoscale
|April 27, 2017
Summary
Researchers developed simple methods for creating mechanically robust platinum nanofiber (PtNF) meshes. These freestanding PtNF mats offer a promising solution for transparent, conductive films in photoelectrochemical applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Electrochemistry
Background:
- Freestanding platinum nanofiber (PtNF) meshes are crucial for catalysis, requiring high surface area, corrosion resistance, and stability.
- Transparent electrodes are essential for photoelectrochemical applications, but existing 1D Pt materials face fabrication challenges and performance limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce commercially viable methods for producing robust, freestanding PtNF mats.
- To evaluate the performance of these PtNFs as transparent conducting films for photoelectrochemical applications.
Main Methods:
- Combined electrospinning/solution blowing and electroplating techniques were employed.
- Fabrication of mechanically robust, freestanding platinum nanofiber meshes.
Main Results:
- The developed PtNFs exhibited excellent low sheet resistance and reasonable transparency.
- The PtNF meshes demonstrated high mechanical robustness, including bendability and stretchability.
Conclusions:
- The new fabrication methods offer a promising route to mechanically robust and catalytically active transparent conducting films.
- These PtNF mats hold significant potential for advancing next-generation photoelectrochemical devices.
