Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Assisted Electrodeposition of Silver Dendrite Coating as a Catalytic Film

• Main Authors: Li Fu, Kefeng Xie, Huaiwei Zhang, Yuhong Zheng, Weitao Su, Zhong Liu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
• Series: Coatings
• Subjects: silver dendrites; multi-walled carbon nanotubes; catalytic degradation; electrodeposition
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/7/12/232
• ISSN: 2079-6412

A multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-coated indium tin oxide (ITO) slide was used as a platform for the growth of a silver dendrite (Ag-D) film using cyclic voltammetry. The particular dendritic nanostructures were formed by the diffusion-limited-aggregation model due to the potential difference between the MWCNTs and the ITO surface. The Ag-D-coated ITO film was then used for the catalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) under static aqueous conditions. The network structure of the Ag-D allows the efficient diffusion of MO and MB, and consequently enhances the catalytic performance. Since the thin film is much easier to use for the post-treatment of powder catalysts, the proposed method shows great potential in many catalytic applications.