Abstract
We report the synthesis of multifunctional hybrids in both films and bulk form, combining electrical and ionic conductivity with porosity and catalytic activity. The hybrids are synthesized by a two-step process: (a) ice templation of an aqueous suspension comprised of Nafion, graphite oxide, and chloroplatinic acid to form a microcellular porous network and (b) mild reduction in hydrazine or monosodium citrate which leads to graphene-supported Pt nanoparticles on a Nafion scaffold. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6122-6125 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 133 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 27 2011 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: The authors thank Scott Gilje of Northrop Grumman Space Technology for providing the graphite oxide used, Dr. Deli Wang for electrochemistry expertise, and John Grazul of the Cornell Center for Materials Research for helpful discussions regarding the cryogenic techniques. We acknowledge support from the Energy Materials Center at Cornell, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Award No. DE-SC0001086. This publication is based on work supported in part by Award No. KUS-C1-018-02 from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.