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Ionic‐Liquid‐Assisted Sonochemical Synthesis of Carbon‐Nanotube‐Based Nanohybrids: Control in the Structures and Interfacial Characteristics
Author(s) -
Park Ho Seok,
Choi Bong Gill,
Yang Seong Ho,
Shin Weon Ho,
Kang Jeung Ku,
Jung Doohwan,
Hong Won Hi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200900128
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , materials science , nanotechnology , sonochemistry , nanomaterials , electrocatalyst , carbon nanotube , electrochemistry , supramolecular chemistry , nanoparticle , catalysis , fabrication , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A versatile, facile, and rapid synthetic method of advanced carbon nanotube (CNT)‐based nanohybrid fabrication, or the so‐called ionic‐liquid‐assisted sonochemical method (ILASM), which combines the supramolecular chemistry between ionic liquids (ILs) and CNTs with sonochemistry for the control in the size and amount of uniformly decorated nanoparticles (NPs) and interfacial engineering, is reported. The excellence in electrocatalysis of hybrid materials with well‐designed nanostructures and favorable interfaces is demonstrated by applying them to electrochemical catalysis. The synthetic method discussed in this report has an important and immediate impact not only on the design and synthesis of functional hybrid nanomaterials by supramolecular chemistry and sonochemistry but also on applications of the same into electrochemical devices such as sensors, fuel cells, solar cells, actuators, batteries, and capacitors.