Nanoscale conductivity mapping of hybrid nanoarchitectures: ultrathin poly(o-phenylenediamine) on mesoporous manganese oxide ambigels

Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids
Todd M McEvoyKeith J Stevenson

Abstract

We use conductive-probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM) to characterize and image hybrid electrode structures comprising mesoporous manganese oxide (MnO2) ambigel nanoarchitectures coated with an ultrathin (<10 nm) electrodeposited layer of poly(o-phenylenediamine), PPD. Native MnO2 ambigel films, supported on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates, exhibit spatially uniform conductivity that correlates well with the topography of the MnO2 film, confirming that the nanoscopic oxide network is effectively wired to the underlying ITO substrate. Following the self-limiting electrodeposition of the PPD coating onto the high-surface-area (>200 m2 g(-1)) MnO2 ambigel, the resulting hybrid structures display an approximately 20-fold reduction in conductivity, as determined from CP-AFM measurements. The CP-AFM imaging studies confirm that the ultrathin, insulating PPD layer conformally and homogeneously coats the conductive nanoarchitecture. CP-AFM imaging of PPD-MnO2 hybrid electrodes following electrochemical cycling in an aqueous acid electrolyte reveals that the ultrathin PPD coating serves as an effective barrier to the electrolyte, protecting the underlying MnO2 nanoarchitecture from electrochemical dissolution.

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