Abstract
Nanothin sheets made of zinc sulfate hydroxide hydrate, ZnSO 4[Zn(OH) 2] 3·5H 2O, are easily and quickly prepared using an innovative electrochemical route onto polypyrrole-polystyrene sulfonate (PPy-PSS) films. The sheets are characterized using a range of experimental techniques. The deposits are formed on the film surface with instantaneous nucleation to grow into a network of entangled nanosheets. The effect of the experimental conditions on the deposition is reported. Interestingly, the formation of the nanosheets is observed on PPy-PSS films only, and not on films doped with other sulfate/sulfonate dopants. The zinc nanosheets can be easily electrochemically reduced to metallic zinc microdentrites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 338-349 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Dendrite
- Electrodeposition
- Nanosheet
- Polypyrrole
- Zinc