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Photonic Crystal Structures as a Basis for a Three-Dimensionally Interpenetrating Electrochemical-Cell System†

  1. N. S. Ergang1,
  2. J. C. Lytle1,
  3. K. T. Lee2,
  4. S. M. Oh2,
  5. W. H. Smyrl3,
  6. A. Stein1

Article first published online: 27 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200600295

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 18, Issue 13, pages 1750–1753, July, 2006

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Ergang, N. S., Lytle, J. C., Lee, K. T., Oh, S. M., Smyrl, W. H. and Stein, A. (2006), Photonic Crystal Structures as a Basis for a Three-Dimensionally Interpenetrating Electrochemical-Cell System. Adv. Mater., 18: 1750–1753. doi: 10.1002/adma.200600295

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

  2. 2

    Research Center for Energy Conversion and Storage and, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, South Korea

  3. 3

    Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

  1. †

    N.S.E. and J.C.L. contributed equally to this work. This research was supported by the Office of Naval Research (grant number N00014-01-1-0810, subcontracted from NWU), the Petroleum Research Foundation administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS-PRF grant number 42751-AC10), the Brain-Korea 21 program between Seoul National University and the University of Minnesota, and in part by the MRSEC program of the NSF (DMR-0212302) which supports the University of Minnesota Characterization Facility. We thank Dr. Chris Rhodes for helpful discussions.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 JUN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 27 JUN 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 MAR 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 FEB 2006

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Keywords:

  • Carbon;
  • Colloidal crystals;
  • Electrochemical cells;
  • Intercalation;
  • Photonic crystals;
  • Polymer electrolytes
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A novel interpenetrating electrode structure is synthesized by sequential assembly of nanostructured components throughout the interconnected macropores of an inverse opal carbon monolith. Separation of electrodes by a thin polymer electrolyte film prevents hard shorts and permits intercalation and shuttling of Li ions between electrodes (see figure and inside cover).

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