Electrochemical fabrication of mesoporous metal-alloy films
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Chowdhury, MB
Kathak, RR
Dey, S
Tasnim, AT
Amin, MA
Kaneti, YV
Masud, MK
Hossain, MSA
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Nanoarchitectured mesoporous metal alloy films offer immense potential by integrating the intrinsic catalytic capabilities of their constituent metals to create suitable surface morphologies, different signal transductions and catalytic phenomena. These unique properties and functionalities have led to the development of several strategies for fabricating mesoporous alloy films, including template-based (e.g., lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) and di-block polymer-based templating) and template-free approaches (e.g., post-synthetic dealloying). More recently, the utilization of electrochemical methods for metallic mesoporous alloy films has ushered in a new way of fabrication and attracted much attention due to their simplicity, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness. In this review article, we comprehensively reviewed the key electrochemical approaches for fabricating various types of metallic mesoporous alloy films (a wide range of geometries, pore sizes, form and tunneling structures, and metal compositions). With an emphasis on the fabrication of mesoporous bimetallic and trimetallic alloy films, we discuss their specific application for developing advanced technologies spanning from hydrogen production to fuel cell and sensor development. Furthermore, we also discuss the bottlenecks in the fabrication of mesoporous alloy films and provide a future perspective on the techniques. We envisage that this literature will guide the researcher towards research exploring engineered alloying of earth-abundant elements and translating them for industrial-scale electrocatalysis and nanomedicine application.
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Materials Advances
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.
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Bashir, J; Chowdhury, MB; Kathak, RR; Dey, S; Tasnim, AT; Amin, MA; Kaneti, YV; Masud, MK; Hossain, MSA, Electrochemical fabrication of mesoporous metal-alloy films, Materials Advances, 2022, 4, pp. 408-431