Achieving finer pores and ligaments in nanoporous palladium-nickel thin films

W. C. Li, T. J. Balk

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Abstract

Nanoporous palladium nickel (np-PdNi) was produced by dealloying PdNi alloy thin films. The pore and ligament dimensions were reduced by 50% when surfactants were added to the sulfuric acid etching solution. Changes in film composition and biaxial film stress were used to track the dealloying evolution in the surfactant-modified etching solution. Ultrasonic agitation was also used to enhance dealloying and shortened the required time from 5 h to 1 h, while retaining a pore/ligament size of ∼5 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-169
Number of pages3
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume62
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0847693 . Acknowledgment is made to the Donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (Grant No. 43324-G10 ), for support of this research.

Funding

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0847693 . Acknowledgment is made to the Donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (Grant No. 43324-G10 ), for support of this research.

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation (NSF)0847693, DMR-0847693
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund43324-G10

    Keywords

    • Dealloying
    • Nanoporous
    • Palladium
    • Surfactant

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Metals and Alloys

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