Issue 15, 2018

Preparation of electrocatalysts using a thiol–amine solution processing method

Abstract

Solution processing has emerged as a promising option for the preparation of functional materials with methods that tend to be cheap, less energy intensive, and allow for high throughput and large area deposition. A recently developed method, whereby a binary thiol–amine solvent mixture is used to dissolve bulk oxides, chalcogenides, or elemental materials to yield molecular precursor inks for the deposition of phase pure chalcogenide materials, has recently garnered attention for applications in optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and electrocatalysis. Presented here is a summary of reports on the application of this “alkahest” method for the deposition of electrocatalytic materials. Ink formulations drawing on the vast library of bulk precursor solutes have already resulted in a large collection of synthesized functional materials, with room still to explore new, or less studied, materials. Additionally, as is seen for the electrocatalysts, engineering of inks and deposition procedures can lead to higher performance through optimized morphology and form factors.

Graphical abstract: Preparation of electrocatalysts using a thiol–amine solution processing method

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
02 Feb 2018
Accepted
12 Mar 2018
First published
12 Mar 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 5137-5143

Author version available

Preparation of electrocatalysts using a thiol–amine solution processing method

C. L. McCarthy and R. L. Brutchey, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 5137 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT00442K

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