Site selective generation of sol-gel deposits in layered bimetallic macroporous electrode architectures

Langmuir. 2012 Feb 7;28(5):2323-6. doi: 10.1021/la204679u. Epub 2012 Jan 24.

Abstract

The elaboration of an original composite bimetallic macroporous electrode containing a site-selective sol-gel deposit is reported. Regular colloidal crystals, obtained by a modified Langmuir-Blodgett approach, are used as templates for the electrogeneration of the desired metals in the form of a well-defined layered bimetallic porous electrode. This porous matrix shows a spatially modulated electroactivity which is subsequently used as a strategy for targeted electrogeneration of a sol-gel deposit, exclusively in one predefined part of the porous electrode.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colloids / chemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Gels / chemical synthesis*
  • Gels / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Platinum / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemical synthesis
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Silver / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Gels
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Silver
  • Platinum
  • Gold
  • Silicon Dioxide