Ionic-liquid-assisted sonochemical synthesis of carbon-nanotube-based nanohybrids: control in the structures and interfacial characteristics.
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.
Department of Chemsitry and Biomolecular Engineering (BK 21), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
Ho Seok
HS
Park
Bong Gill
BG
Choi
Seong Ho
SH
Yang
Weon Ho
WH
Shin
Jeung Ku
JK
Kang
Doohwan
D
Jung
Won Hi
WH
Hong
D000327:Adsorption; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size
D004573:Electrolytes; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen