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A Nanowire–Nanoparticle Cross-Linking Approach to Highly Porous Electrically Conducting Solids†

  1. Nidhal N. Akl1,
  2. Olga Trofymluk2,
  3. Xiubin Qi1,
  4. Jin Y. Kim1,
  5. Frank E. Osterloh Prof.1,
  6. Alexandra Navrotsky Prof.2

Article first published online: 26 APR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503950

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 45, Issue 22, pages 3653–3656, May 26, 2006

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Akl, N. N., Trofymluk, O., Qi, X., Kim, J. Y., Osterloh, F. E. and Navrotsky, A. (2006), A Nanowire–Nanoparticle Cross-Linking Approach to Highly Porous Electrically Conducting Solids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45: 3653–3656. doi: 10.1002/anie.200503950

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA, Fax: (+1) 530-752-8995

  2. 2

    Thermochemistry facility and NEAT ORU, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA, Fax: (+1) 530-752-8995

  1. †

    This work was supported by a grant (CTS 04-27418) from the National Science Foundation. We thank Prof. Susan Kauzlarich for providing a furnace for the synthesis of starting materials.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 MAY 2006
  2. Article first published online: 26 APR 2006
  3. Manuscript Revised: 9 MAR 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 8 NOV 2005

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Keywords:

  • Chevrel phases;
  • gels;
  • mesoporous materials;
  • nanostructures

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Giant holes: Macroporous solids with high electrical conductivity and adjustable pore sizes can be synthesized by the covalent cross-linking of LiMo3Se3 nanowires with citrate-stabilized Ag nanoparticles (see picture, cit=citrate). The ease of synthesis and the possibilities for functionalization with redox-active groups make these xerogels potentially useful in applications such as batteries, capacitors, and electrochemical catalysts.

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