Fabrication of transparent-conducting-oxide-coated inverse opals as mesostructured architectures for electrocatalysis applications: A case study with NiO

Vennesa O. Williams, Erica J. Demarco, Michael J. Katz, Joseph A. Libera, Shannon C. Riha, Dong Wook Kim, Jason R. Avila, Alex B.F. Martinson, Jeffrey W. Elam, Michael J. Pellin, Omar k Farha*, Joseph T Hupp

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Abstract

Highly ordered, and conductive inverse opal arrays were made with silica and subsequently coated with tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) via atomic layer deposition (ALD). We demonstrate the utility of the resulting mesostructured electrodes by further coating them with nickel oxide via ALD. The NiO-coated arrays are capable of efficiently electrochemically evolving oxygen from water. These modular, crack-free, transparent, high surface area, and conducting structures show promise for many applications including electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and dye-sensitized solar cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)12290-12294
Number of pages5
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume6
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 13 2014

Keywords

  • atomic-layer deposition
  • catalysis
  • electrochemistry
  • inverse opals
  • nickel oxide
  • water oxidation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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