title: Polyaniline/Pt hybrid nanofibers: high-efficiency nanoelectrocatalysts for electrochemical devices.
abstract: A simple and facile procedure to synthesize a novel hybrid nanoelectrocatalyst based on polyaniline (PANI) nanofiber-supported supra-high density Pt nanoparticles (NPs) or Pt/Pd hybrid NPs without prior PANI nanofiber functionalization at room temperature is demonstrated. This represents a new type of 1D hybrid nanoelectrocatalyst with several important benefits. First, the procedure is very simple and can be performed at room temperature using commercially available reagents without the need for templates and surfactants. Second, ultra-high density small "bare" Pt NPs or Pt/Pd hybrid NPs are grown directly onto the surface of the PANI nanofiber, without using any additional linker. Most importantly, the present PANI nanofiber-supported supra-high density Pt NPs or Pt/Pd hybrid NPs can be used as a signal enhancement element for constructing electrochemical devices with high performance.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shaojun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shaojun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002384:Catalysis; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C416807:polyaniline; D010984:Platinum; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005947:Glucose