Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a miniaturized electrochemical cell and to a miniaturized electrochemical cell. The method of the invention comprises preparing at least one inner electrode (1) made of an electron conducting or semi-conducting material M 1 , providing a hollow support (4) made of an electrically insulating material M 6 , this support (4) having at least one internal hollow channel, depositing on the external surface of the support (4) a layer of an electrically conducting material M 2 , forming a template (5) of colloidal particles made of an electrically insulating material M 3 , on the layer of electrically conducting material M 2 , depositing a layer of an electrically conducting material M 4 on the layer of electrically conducting material M 2 , depositing a layer L 1 of an electron conducting or semi-conducting material M 5 on the layer of electrically conducting material M 4 , introducing the at least one inner electrode (1) into the at least one internal hollow channel of the obtained structure, stabilizing the obtained structure at its two open ends with an electrically insulating material M 7 , removing the materials M 2 , M 3 , M 4 and M 6 . The invention finds applications in the field of electrochemistry, in particular.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing antimony nanowires comprising at least the process step of electrochemically depositing antimony directly onto at least one surface of an electrode from a solution comprising at least one antimony compound (A), at least one gallium compound (B) and at least one ionic liquid (C).
Abstract:
The present disclousure relates to a surface structure control and preparation process for a metal nanocatalyst involving a metal nanocatalyst. The present disclousure provides a surface structure control and continuous preparation system for a metal nanocatalyst, a metal nanocatalyst having an open surface structure and high surface energy, and a surface structure control and a preparation process thereof. The system is provided with a nucleation electrolytic cell, a distribution valve, at least two growth electrolytic cells, with two ends of the distribution valve being connected to an output port of the nucleation electrolytic cell and to input port of all the growth electrolytic cells, respectively. The metal nanocatalyst having an open surface structure is a single metal nanoscale crystal and has a high density of terrace atoms or active sites on the surface thereof. The precursor reaction solution is injected into the nucleation electrolytic cell, and a nucleation programmed potential is applied to one pair of electrodes in the nucleation electrolytic cell to obtain a nucleation reaction solution having the metal crystal nucleus formed, which is conveyed to the growth electrolytic cell through the distribution valve, a growth programmed potential is applied to one pair of electrodes in the growth electrolytic cell to obtain a metal nanoscale crystal having an open surface structure; controlling the growth time to obtain a reaction solution, and collecting a product by centrifugation.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a metal-filled microstructure, capable of easily filling micropores with metal and suppressing the generation of residual stress caused by metal filling. A method for manufacturing a metal-filled microstructure according to the present invention includes: an anodic oxidation treatment step of anodically oxidizing a single surface of an aluminum substrate to form an anodic oxidation film on the single surface of the aluminum substrate, the anodic oxidation film including micropores, which are present in a thickness direction, and a barrier layer which is present in a bottom portion of the micropores; a barrier layer removal step of removing the barrier layer of the anodic oxidation film after the anodic oxidation treatment step; a metal filling step of filling the inside of the micropores with metal through an electroplating treatment after the barrier layer removal step; and a substrate removal step of removing the aluminum substrate to obtain a metal-filled microstructure after the metal filling step.
Abstract:
Several embodiments related to batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.
Abstract:
Several embodiments related to batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating nanostructures, which includes the steps of forming a multi-segmented nanowire; and performing a galvanic displacement reaction on the multi-segmented nanowire. The method utilizes template directed electrodeposition to fabricate nanowires with alternating layers of sacrificial/noble metal, enabling a new level of control over particle spacing, aspect ratio, and composition. Moreover, by exploiting the redox potential dependent reaction of galvanic displacement, nanopeapod materials can be extended (semiconductor/metal, p-type/n-type, metal/metal, ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic, etc.) beyond the fundamental metal/metal-oxide nanopeapods synthesized by high temperature techniques. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment. Co/Au and Ni/Au multisegmented nanowires were used to create Te/Au nanopeapods by galvanic displacement, producing Te nanotubes and nanowires with embedded Au particles, respectively.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a cost effective and quick method for producing nanowire electrode materials which eliminates the drawbacks of prior art by way of forming nanowires prior to formation of a support layer. In more detail, the method of the present invention comprises etching of a substrate material, such as alumina, to form a porous nano-pattern, etching of the pore bottoms and simultaneously coating the pore bottom sections with an etchant solution such as a zincate solution, and electroplating a transition metal to said pores until nanowires are filled within the pores and a thick metallic film is formed on the nanowire structure such that this metallic layer function as a support material for the said nanowires. The substrate is subsequently removed leaving behind vertically aligned free standing nanowires with a self-formed electroactive layer on their surfaces
Abstract:
A production method of a mold roller for a roller nanoimprint apparatus for producing an optical element,the optical element comprising a nanostructure film including recesses and protrusions in nanometer size formed continuously on a surface of the nanostructure film,the nanostructure film including a nanostructure-free region free from the recesses and protrusions in nanometer size in both ends along a longitudinal direction of the nanostructure film,the nanostructure film further including a moth-eye structure including a plurality of conical protrusions each having a size smaller than a wavelength of visible light, andthe production method comprising the steps of:anodizing an aluminum tube in which a region other than a region where a concave pattern for forming the plurality of conical protrusions is to be formed is masked with a masking material, andetching the aluminum tube, the anodizing and the etching being repeated.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for making a metal microstructure, characterised in that it comprises the steps of forming, by a LIGA-UV method, a mould made of a photosensitive resin, and galvanically and uniformly depositing a layer of a first metal then a layer of a second metal in order to form a block that substantially reaches the upper surface of the photosensitive resin.