Abstract
Mesoporous noble metals and their patterning techniques for obtaining unique patterned structures are highly attractive for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and optoelectronics device applications owing to their expedient properties such as high level of exposed active locations, cascade electrocatalytic sites, and large surface area. However, patterning techniques for mesoporous substrates are still limited to metal oxide and silica films, although there is growing demand for developing techniques related to patterning mesoporous metals. In this study, the first demonstration of mesoporous metal films on patterned gold (Au) substrates, prefabricated using photolithographic techniques, is reported. First, different growth rates of mesoporous Au metal films on patterned Au substrates are demonstrated by varying deposition times and voltages. In addition, mesoporous Au films are also fabricated on various patterns of Au substrates including stripe and mesh lines. An alternative fabrication method using a photoresist insulating mask also yields growth of mesoporous Au within the patterning. Moreover, patterned mesoporous films of palladium (Pd) and palladium–copper alloy (PdCu) are demonstrated on the same types of substrates to show versatility of this method. Patterned mesoporous Au films (PMGFs) show higher electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) and higher sensitivity toward glucose oxidation than nonpatterned mesoporous Au films (NMGF).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1902934 |
Journal | Small |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Mar 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:H.L. was funded by UQ's Research and Training Program. This work was performed in part at the Queensland node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility Queensland Node (ANFF-Q), a company established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy to provide nano- and microfabrication facilities for Australia's researchers. The authors acknowledge the facilities, and the scientific and technical assistance, of the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility at the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, the University of Queensland. The authors extend their appreciation to the International Scientific Partnership Program (ISPP-024) at King Saud University (KSU) for funding this research work. Note: Typos in the Abstract and the first Affiliation were corrected on 26 March 2020 after original online publication.
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Biomaterials
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)