Surface Chemistry in Nanoscale Materials

Although surfaces or, more precisely, the surface atomic and electronic structure, determine the way materials interact with their environment, the influence of surface chemistry on the bulk of the material is generally considered to be small. However, in the case of high surface area materials such...

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Published inMaterials Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 2404 - 2428
Main Authors Biener, Jürgen, Wittstock, Arne, Baumann, Theodore F., Weissmüller, Jörg, Bäumer, Marcus, Hamza, Alex V.
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2009
MDPI
Molecular Diversity Preservation International
Subjects
actuation
atomic layer deposition
carbon aerogel
catalysis
hydrogen storage
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
MATERIALS SCIENCE
nanoporous Au
nanoporous materials
Review
surface chemistry
surface stress
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Summary:Although surfaces or, more precisely, the surface atomic and electronic structure, determine the way materials interact with their environment, the influence of surface chemistry on the bulk of the material is generally considered to be small. However, in the case of high surface area materials such as nanoporous solids, surface properties can start to dominate the overall material behavior. This allows one to create new materials with physical and chemical properties that are no longer determined by the bulk material, but by their nanoscale architectures. Here, we discuss several examples, ranging from nanoporous gold to surface engineered carbon aerogels that demonstrate the tuneability of nanoporous solids for sustainable energy applications.
Bibliography:AC52-07NA27344
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma2042404