Nanoporous Au-Pt alloys as large strain electrochemical actuators.
Nano Lett
; 10(1): 187-94, 2010 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20000673
ABSTRACT
Nanoporous Au-Pt alloys with pore- and ligament size down to few nanometers were fabricated by dealloying Ag-Au-Pt. Owing to the small structure size and large specific surface area, the surface stress and its variation give rise to significant stress and strain in the bulk of these materials. In fact, dilatometry experiments find electrochemical actuation with large reversible strain amplitude. The linear strain reaches approximately 1.3% and strain energy density is up to 6.0 MJ/m(3). The associated stresses may approach the elastic limit of the alloy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Platinum
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Electrochemistry
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Alloys
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Metal Nanoparticles
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Gold
Language:
En
Journal:
Nano Lett
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany