Double-Gyroid-Structured Functional Materials

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Gyroid and Gyroid-Like Surfaces

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4. Diblock Copolymer Synthesis

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5. Voided Double-Gyroid Thin Film Templates

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6. Templating of Metal Oxides by Electrodeposition

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7. Electrodeposition of Metals

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8. Electropolymerization of Conjugated Polymers

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9. Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides

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10. Summary and Suggestions for Further Work

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11. Back Matter

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The development of new high-tech applications and devices has created a seemingly insatiable demand for novel functional materials with enhanced and tailored properties. Such materials can be achieved by three-dimensional structuring on the nanoscale, giving rise to a significant enhancement of particular functional characteristics which stems from the ability to access both surface/interface and bulk properties. The highly ordered, bicontinuous double-gyroid morphology is a fascinating and particularly suitable 3D nanostructure for this purpose due to its highly accessible surface area, connectivity, narrow pore diameter distribution and superb structural stability. The presented study encompasses a wide range of modern nanotechnology techniques in a highly versatile bottom-up nanopatterning strategy that splits the fabrication process into two successive steps: the preparation of mesoporous double-gyroid templates utilizing diblock copolymer self-assembly, and their replication with a functional material employing electrochemical deposition and atomic layer deposition. The double-gyroid structured materials discussed include metals, metal oxides, and conjugated polymers, which are applied and characterized in high-performance devices, such as electrochromic displays, supercapacitors, chemical sensors and photovoltaics. This publication addresses a wide range of readers, from researchers and specialists who are professionally active in the field, to more general readers interested in chemistry, nanoscience and physics.

• 3D Nanostructured Functional Materials
• 3D Nanostructures
• Diblock Copolymer Self-assembly
• Double Gyroid Forming Diblock Copolymers
• Nanoscale Patterning
• Porous Gyroidal Template
• Synthesis of Functional Materials
• Template Assisted Electrodepostion
• Template Assisted Patterning
• Template Assisted Synthesis

• , Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  Maik Rudolf Johann Scherer

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