General synthesis of sponge-like ultrafine nanoporous metals by dealloying in citric acid

A general method is proposed to synthesize ultrafine nanoporous Cu, Ag, and Ni with novel sponge-like morphologies, high porosities, and large surface areas. The materials are produced by dealloying Mgc~/IzsY10 (M = Cu, Ag, and Ni) metallic glasses in citric acid. Citric acid played a key role due t...

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Published inNano research Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 2467 - 2477
Main Authors Xu, Hongjie, Pang, Shujie, Jin, Yu, Zhang, Tao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing Tsinghua University Press 01.08.2016
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Summary:A general method is proposed to synthesize ultrafine nanoporous Cu, Ag, and Ni with novel sponge-like morphologies, high porosities, and large surface areas. The materials are produced by dealloying Mgc~/IzsY10 (M = Cu, Ag, and Ni) metallic glasses in citric acid. Citric acid played a key role due to its capping effect, which reduced the surface diffusion of metals. A structural model consistent with the sponge-like morphology was constructed to calculate the porosity and the surface area. The mechanism of the dealloying process in citric acid, involving ligament formation and coarsening, was illustrated. The mechanism was capable of explaining the experimental trends of dealloying, especially the morphology. A glucose sensor, which can be further developed into a high-precision real-time glucose monitor for medical use, was constructed using sponge-like nanoporous copper. Our findings are not only relevant to understanding the dealloying mechanism of metallic glasses, but also provide promising materials for multiple applications.
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sponge-like nanoporousmetals,citric acid,surface diffusion,metallic glasses,ultrafine structure
A general method is proposed to synthesize ultrafine nanoporous Cu, Ag, and Ni with novel sponge-like morphologies, high porosities, and large surface areas. The materials are produced by dealloying Mgc~/IzsY10 (M = Cu, Ag, and Ni) metallic glasses in citric acid. Citric acid played a key role due to its capping effect, which reduced the surface diffusion of metals. A structural model consistent with the sponge-like morphology was constructed to calculate the porosity and the surface area. The mechanism of the dealloying process in citric acid, involving ligament formation and coarsening, was illustrated. The mechanism was capable of explaining the experimental trends of dealloying, especially the morphology. A glucose sensor, which can be further developed into a high-precision real-time glucose monitor for medical use, was constructed using sponge-like nanoporous copper. Our findings are not only relevant to understanding the dealloying mechanism of metallic glasses, but also provide promising materials for multiple applications.
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ISSN:1998-0124
1998-0000
DOI:10.1007/s12274-016-1133-7