Superaerophobic hydrogels for enhanced electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen production.

ABSTRACT: The efficient removal of gas bubbles in (photo)electrochemical gas evolution reactions is an important but underexplored issue. Conventionally, researchers have attempted to impart bubble-repellent properties (so-called superaerophobicity) to electrodes by controlling their microstructures. However, conventional approaches have limitations, as they are material specific, difficult to scale up, possibly detrimental to the electrodes' catalytic activity and stability, and incompatible with photoelectrochemical applications. To address these issues, we report a simple strategy for the realization of superaerophobic (photo)electrodes via the deposition of hydrogels on a desired electrode surface. For a proof-of-concept demonstration, we deposited a transparent hydrogel assembled from M13 virus

SUBMITTER: Jeon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7148083 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature