Open AccessElectrodeposition of Arrays of Ru, Pt, and PtRu Alloy 1D Metallic Nanostructures
Author(s) -
Alexandre Ponrouch,
Sébastien Garbarino,
Stéphanie Pronovost,
PierreLouis Taberna,
Patrice Simon,
Daniel Guay
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the electrochemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1945-7111
pISSN - 0013-4651
DOI - 10.1149/1.3276500
Subject(s) - materials science , electrolyte , nanowire , alloy , chemical engineering , deposition (geology) , metal , quartz crystal microbalance , electrochemistry , micrometer , nanostructure , conductivity , porosity , nanotechnology , metallurgy , chemistry , composite material , electrode , adsorption , paleontology , physics , optics , sediment , engineering , biology
Arrays of Ru, Pt, and PtRu one dimensional 1D nanowires NWs and nanotubes NTs were prepared by electrodeposition\udthrough the porous structure of an anodic aluminum oxide AAO membrane. In each case, micrometer-long NW and NT were\udformed with an outer diameter of ca. 200 nm, close to the interior diameter of the porous AAO membrane. Arrays of NW and NT can be formed by varying the metallic salt concentration, the applied potential, and the conductivity of the electrolyte. The Ru and Pt deposition rates were measured in the various deposition conditions, using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. The\udmechanisms responsible for the formation of Ru and Pt NW and NT are discussed based on the observed deposition rates and models found in the literature. Finally, it is shown that arrays of PtRu alloy NT and NW can be readily prepared and their compositions can be varied over the whole compositional range by changing the metallic salt concentration of the electrodeposition bath
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