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Name (Title):
Yusuke Yamauchi, PhD
Affiliation:
(1) World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
(2) PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Address:
1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Email: Yamauchi.Yusuke@nms.go.jp
HP: http://www.nims.go.jp/mana/index.html
Presentation Title:
Design of Nanoarchitectured Electrodes for Next-Generation Batteries
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Abstract:
Morphology-controlled synthesis of metal nanostructures has attracted considerable interests.
It is generally accepted that the morphology (including dimensionality and shape) of the
nanostructures can effectively tune their intrinsic chemical and physical properties, e.g., tailoring
the catalytic properties of a functional materials. Up to date, much effort has focused on the
development of techniques to produce metal catalysts with a high surface area to achieve high
catalytic performance and utilization efficiency.
Highly ordered mesoporous (nanoporous) metals with various compositions and morphologies
were prepared by finely controlled metallization of metal salts dissolved in aqueous domains of
lyotropic liquid crystals. Recently, we have proposed a novel convenient pathway via
“Evaporation-mediated Direct Templating” to fabricate mesoporous metals onto several kinds of
micro-patterned and micro-fabricated substrates. Various architectures of mesoporous metals with
controlled nanostructures should be a key element for creating advanced functional electrode,
such as microelectric devices, microchip reactors, miniaturized sensors etc., which will contribute
to creation of novel electrochemical catalysts for next-generation batteries. In this paper, I would
like to summarize recent advances in the first year of MANA project.
Selected references in 2008:
Yamauchi et al., Chem. Asian J., 3, 664-676 (2008); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 10165-10170 (2008)
(Highlighted in Nature Publishing Group); Adv. Mater., 20, 4728-4733 (2008); Angew. Chem. Int.
Ed., 47, 5371-5373 (2008); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 5426-5427 (2008) (Highlighted in Nature
Publishing Group); Langmuir, 24, 13121-13126 (2008); Chem. Mater., 20, 1004-1011 (2008);
Chem. Commun., 4171-4173 (2008); Chem. Lett., 37, 142-143 (2008); Electrochem. Commun.,
10, 681-685 (2008); Chem. Lett., 37, 892-893 (2008); Chem. Lett., 37, 72-73 (2008).
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