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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores

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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. / Smith, Luke A. C.; Romer, Frederik; Trudeau, Michel L. et al.
In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 194, 08.2014, p. 52-59.

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Smith, LAC, Romer, F, Trudeau, ML, Souto Maior, RM, Smith, ME, Hanna, JV & Antonelli, DM 2014, 'Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 194, pp. 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037

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Smith, L. A. C., Romer, F., Trudeau, M. L., Souto Maior, R. M., Smith, M. E., Hanna, J. V., & Antonelli, D. M. (2014). Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 194, 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037

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Smith LAC, Romer F, Trudeau ML, Souto Maior RM, Smith ME, Hanna JV et al. Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2014 Aug;194:52-59. Epub 2014 Apr 3. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037

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Smith, Luke A. C. ; Romer, Frederik ; Trudeau, Michel L. et al. / Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2014 ; Vol. 194. pp. 52-59.

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title = "Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores",
abstract = "This paper describes the synthesis and characterisation of amine-templated mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. These materials were designed to improve the electron conductivity of the ca. 1000 m2/g mesostructure in order to exploit the redox sites within the pores. An in depth characterisation of the synthesised composites including an electrochemical assessment of these materials is presented, and compared to the pristine mesoporous titanium oxide. The results demonstrate successful synthesis of conducting nanowires within the pores of the mesoporous titanium oxides by utilising vapour diffusion and subsequent in situ polymerisation, whilst retaining the mesostructure of the titanium oxide host. The mesoporous titanium oxide produced a peak capacity of 301 mAh/g at current densities of 0.2 mA cm−2. The polythiophene nanowires improve the conductivity of the material with a slight drop in capacity.",
keywords = "Mesoporous transition metal oxide, High surface area, Electron conductivity, Electron conducting polymers, Electrochemical properties",
author = "Smith, {Luke A. C.} and Frederik Romer and Trudeau, {Michel L.} and {Souto Maior}, {Rosa M.} and Smith, {Mark E.} and Hanna, {John V.} and Antonelli, {David M.}",
year = "2014",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037",
language = "English",
volume = "194",
pages = "52--59",
journal = "Microporous and Mesoporous Materials",
issn = "1387-1811",
publisher = "Elsevier",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores

AU - Smith, Luke A. C.

AU - Romer, Frederik

AU - Trudeau, Michel L.

AU - Souto Maior, Rosa M.

AU - Smith, Mark E.

AU - Hanna, John V.

AU - Antonelli, David M.

PY - 2014/8

Y1 - 2014/8

N2 - This paper describes the synthesis and characterisation of amine-templated mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. These materials were designed to improve the electron conductivity of the ca. 1000 m2/g mesostructure in order to exploit the redox sites within the pores. An in depth characterisation of the synthesised composites including an electrochemical assessment of these materials is presented, and compared to the pristine mesoporous titanium oxide. The results demonstrate successful synthesis of conducting nanowires within the pores of the mesoporous titanium oxides by utilising vapour diffusion and subsequent in situ polymerisation, whilst retaining the mesostructure of the titanium oxide host. The mesoporous titanium oxide produced a peak capacity of 301 mAh/g at current densities of 0.2 mA cm−2. The polythiophene nanowires improve the conductivity of the material with a slight drop in capacity.

AB - This paper describes the synthesis and characterisation of amine-templated mesoporous titanium oxide with polythiophene nanowires in the pores. These materials were designed to improve the electron conductivity of the ca. 1000 m2/g mesostructure in order to exploit the redox sites within the pores. An in depth characterisation of the synthesised composites including an electrochemical assessment of these materials is presented, and compared to the pristine mesoporous titanium oxide. The results demonstrate successful synthesis of conducting nanowires within the pores of the mesoporous titanium oxides by utilising vapour diffusion and subsequent in situ polymerisation, whilst retaining the mesostructure of the titanium oxide host. The mesoporous titanium oxide produced a peak capacity of 301 mAh/g at current densities of 0.2 mA cm−2. The polythiophene nanowires improve the conductivity of the material with a slight drop in capacity.

KW - Mesoporous transition metal oxide

KW - High surface area

KW - Electron conductivity

KW - Electron conducting polymers

KW - Electrochemical properties

U2 - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037

DO - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.03.037

M3 - Journal article

VL - 194

SP - 52

EP - 59

JO - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

JF - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

SN - 1387-1811

ER -