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Electrochemical Deposition of Hierarchical ZnO Nanostructures

We study the electrochemical deposition of ZnO thin films in various structures onto conductive substrates [1] and they can be used as electrodes in photoelectrochemical devices or batteries [2, 3]. A well-functioning electrode requires a fast charge transport, good accessibility of its surface for e.g. liquid solutions and a high surface area [2, 3]. While the first two requirements are met for ZnO nano rods, the last requirement is not. Thus, we were looking for an electrode structure that maintains a fast charge transport and good surface accessibility but also has a large surface: “nano corn-dogs”. Highly porous ZnO is electrodeposited onto the surface of nano rods pre-deposited in a first independent step. By setting deposition parameters one can control the structural properties, e.g. a deposition of highly porous ZnO only at the bottom part (close to the substrate) of the nano rod or at the top part (solution side) of the nano rod, only . This technique allows the specific design of nanostructured ZnO electrodes depending on the specific demands.

[1] C. Lupó, D. Schlettwein. J. Electrochem. Soc. 166(1), D3182-D3189. 2019. DOI: 10.1149/2.0231901jes

[2] R. Ruess, S. Haas, A. Ringleb, D. Schlettwein. Electrochim. Acta 258, 591-598. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.11.102

[3] M. Stumpp, D. Damtew, D. Stock, K. Hess, D. Schröder, D. Schlettwein. J. Electrochem. Soc. 165(10), D461-D466. 2018. DOI: 10.1149/2.0941810jes

We still hold the copyright of our SEM image of the nanostructures, the “real” corndogs stem from [Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CornDog.jpg]

Dieses Bild wurde eingereicht von Prof. Dr. Derck Schlettwein.