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Bestow metal foams with nanostructured surfaces via a convenient electrochemical method for improved device performance

Yawen Zhan1,2, Shanshan Zeng1,2, Haidong Bian1,2,3, Zhe Li1,2, Zhengtao Xu3, Jian Lu4,5( ), Yang Yang Li1,2,6( )
Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, KowloonHong KongChina
Department of Physics and Materials ScienceCity University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, KowloonHong KongChina
Department of Chemistry and BiologyCity University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, KowloonHong KongChina
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical EngineeringCity University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, KowloonHong KongChina
Centre for Advanced Structural MaterialsCity University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing 1st Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan DistrictShenzhen518000China
City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing 1st Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan DistrictShenzhen518000China
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Abstract

Metal foams have been intensively studied as three-dimensional (3-D) bulk mass-support for various applications because of their high conductivities and attractive mechanical properties. However, the relatively low surface area of conventional metal foams largely limits their performance in applications such as charge storage. Here, we present a convenient electrochemical method for addressing this problem using Cu foams as an example. High surface area Cu foams are fabricated in a one-pot one-step manner by repetitive electrodeposition and dealloying treatments. The obtained Cu foams exhibit greatly improved performance for different applications like surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates and 3-D bulk supercapacitor electrodes.

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electrodepositiondealloyingmetal foamssurface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substratessupercapacitors

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Nano Research
Volume 9 Issue 8,
August 2016
Pages 2364-2371
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1123-9
Cite this article:
Zhan Y, Zeng S, Bian H, et al. Bestow metal foams with nanostructured surfaces via a convenient electrochemical method for improved device performance. Nano Research, 2016, 9(8): 2364-2371. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1123-9

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Received: 27 January 2016
Revised: 21 April 2016
Accepted: 25 April 2016
Published: 31 May 2016
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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