This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). Sustainable green and efficient technologies are recognized as one of the greatest challenges in chemical engineering. It has been reported that photocatalysis is one of the
Double-Gyroid-Structured Functional Materials: Synthesis and Applications
β Scribed by Maik Rudolf Johann Scherer (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 211
- Series
- Springer Theses
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The development of new high-tech applications and devices has created a seemingly insatiable demand for novel functional materials with enhanced and tailored properties. Such materials can be achieved by three-dimensional structuring on the nanoscale, giving rise to a significant enhancement of particular functional characteristics which stems from the ability to access both surface/interface and bulk properties. The highly ordered, bicontinuous double-gyroid morphology is a fascinating and particularly suitable 3D nanostructure for this purpose due to its highly accessible surface area, connectivity, narrow pore diameter distribution and superb structural stability. The presented study encompasses a wide range of modern nanotechnology techniques in a highly versatile bottom-up nanopatterning strategy that splits the fabrication process into two successive steps: the preparation of mesoporous double-gyroid templates utilizing diblock copolymer self-assembly, and their replication with a functional material employing electrochemical deposition and atomic layer deposition. The double-gyroid structured materials discussed include metals, metal oxides, and conjugated polymers, which are applied and characterized in high-performance devices, such as electrochromic displays, supercapacitors, chemical sensors and photovoltaics. This publication addresses a wide range of readers, from researchers and specialists who are professionally active in the field, to more general readers interested in chemistry, nanoscience and physics.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Gyroid and Gyroid-Like Surfaces....Pages 7-19
Diblock Copolymer Synthesis....Pages 21-47
Voided Double-Gyroid Thin Film Templates....Pages 49-83
Templating of Metal Oxides by Electrodeposition....Pages 85-115
Electrodeposition of Metals....Pages 117-134
Electropolymerization of Conjugated Polymers....Pages 135-156
Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides....Pages 157-179
Summary and Suggestions for Further Work....Pages 181-183
Back Matter....Pages 185-198
β¦ Subjects
Structural Materials;Nanoscale Science and Technology;Polymer Sciences;Nanotechnology;Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films
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