Abstract
A facile method for the fabrication of well-dispersed mesoporous Pt nanospheres involves the use of a polymeric micelle assembly. A core–shell–corona type triblock copolymer [poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine-b-ethylene oxide), PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO] is employed as the pore-directing agent. Negatively charged PtCl42−ions preferably interact with the protonated P2VP+blocks while the free PEO chains prevent the aggregation of the Pt nanospheres. The size of the mesopores can be finely tuned by varying the length of the PS chain. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the metallic mesoporous nanospheres thus obtained are promising candidates for applications in electrochemistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11073-11077 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 38 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Sep 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- block copolymers
- mesoporous materials
- mesoporous metals
- micelles
- platinum