Formation of hierarchically-ordered nanoporous silver foam and its electrocatalytic properties in reductive dehalogenation of organic compounds

Abstract

Nanostructuring of silver notably improved its electrocatalytic activity in reductive dehalogenation of a variety of aryl and alkyl bromides.

Hierarchical Nanoporous Sn/SnOx Systems Obtained by Anodic Oxidation of Electrochemically Deposited Sn Nanofoams

“…The approach allows us to obtain deposits with much higher surface area compared to a standard plain foil [10] and, in contrast to other reported methods, does not require either sophisticated equipment or complex procedures. Another attractive feature of this process is the formation of hierarchically organized micro/nanostructures [11] with higher accessibility of the inner surface to external agents compared to bulk particles of nanoporous solids (as additional microstructuring should shorten the length of nanopores thus helping to mitigate possible diffusion limitations within them). Moreover, electrodeposition leads to the formation of nanofoams as integral coatings adhered to the surfaces of bulk supporting electrodes.…”

“…Moreover, electrodeposition leads to the formation of nanofoams as integral coatings adhered to the surfaces of bulk supporting electrodes. The materials obtained in such a way are considered as promising for a number of applications, in particular for a broad scope of electrochemical ones [11,12]. Nanofoams of a set of metals (Cu, Ag, Pt, Pd, etc.)…”

“…Nanofoams of a set of metals (Cu, Ag, Pt, Pd, etc.) [11][12][13][14] and alloys [6] were obtained by electrodeposition, in particular, successful fabrication of Sn nanofoams has been reported [4,8,15].…”