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Optically Transparent Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on Copper Nanowires
Author(s) -
Chen Zuofeng,
Rathmell Aaron R.,
Ye Shengrong,
Wilson Adria R.,
Wiley Benjamin J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201306585
Subject(s) - nanowire , copper , electrocatalyst , materials science , oxide , catalysis , metal , chemical engineering , copper oxide , shell (structure) , nanotechnology , electrode , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , electrochemistry , composite material , engineering , biochemistry
Let the light shine through : A transparent film of copper nanowires was transformed into an electrocatalyst for water oxidation by electrodepostion of Ni or Co onto the surface of the nanowires. These core–shell nanowire networks exhibit electrocatalytic performance equivalent to metal oxide films of similar composition, but are several times more transparent.