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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Surrey
Advanced microwave-assisted production of hybrid electrodes for energy applications
An extremely versatile technique is described whereby multiple different electrode structures (fibres, 2D and 3D-films) can be decorated with several different types of metal nanoparticles (including silver, gold, palladium, ruthenium, titanium, and cobalt as well as platinum). The rapid, microwave-assisted reduction technique has several advantages over conventional reduction strategies, specifically producing more durable electrodes, and eliminating several post-processing steps. Doping carbon nanotube electrodes with metallic nanoparticles has a diverse array of applications in electrochemistry. These hybrid electrode materials have far superior electrode properties to their undoped carbon electrode counterparts.
