Soft Matter Nanoarchitectonics for Electrochemical Applications

MARMISOLLÉ, WALDEMAR A.

Chascomús

Workshop; 1st TYAN International thematic Workshop; 2018

INTECH-UNSAM

The performance of many electrochemical systems critically depends on the electrode surface characteristics. The conjugation of a great variety of soft matter building blocks (polymers, nanomaterials, surfactants) into hybrid electrode coatings has promoted the development of electrochemical devices in several fields from sensors to energy storage and conversion. One of the major challenges of the construction of hybrid coatings is to achieve the appropriate integration of the different building blocks. This issue becomes more critical when dealing with electrochemical applications as the electroactivity of the whole film is a necessary condition, demanding the formation of nanoscale uniform blends. The rational design and construction of nanostructures into functional materials with control at the nanoscale is commonly referred as nanoarchitectonics.In this presentation, we will present some examples of nanoarchitectonics including strategies for the integration of conducting polymers, nanoparticles and other building blocks into functional coated electrodes for some electrochemical applications.