Self-Organization in Electrochemical Synthesis as a Methodology towards New Materials

Author(s)

Pinto, Maria R. ^[1] ; Costa, Gabriel F. ^[1] ; Machado, Eduardo G. ^{[2, 1]} ; Nagao, Raphael ^{[2, 1]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Campinas CEP, Inst Chem, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Innovat New Energies, BR-13083841 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: CHEMELECTROCHEM; v. 7, n. 14 MAY 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Despite its potential, self-organization as a methodology for the synthesis of materials has not been developing at the pace required for the ample scale synthesis of materials with more complex structures. As there is an environmental demand for a fast change in the energy matrix, away from fossil fuels, by using materials with more complex composition and structure, this topic has been gaining potential. As complexity can be observed in many different fields of science, from biology to physical chemistry, this Review intends to focus on recent advances of self-organization in electrochemical systems. To provide a deeper understanding of the literature being reviewed, the fundamentals of nonlinear dynamics in electrochemistry is discussed, based on classical literature. Following this, two electrochemical processes in which self-organization is observed will be reviewed, namely electrodeposition and electrodissolution. In the final section, self-organization is presented as a perspective for applied systems, where self-organization is employed for the synthesis of materials of technological importance. This Review intends to reignite the debate on how self-organization could be used to produce more complex materials than the traditional step-by-step approach could achieve. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/11986-5 - Generation and storage of New Energy: bringing technological development for the country
• Grantee: Ana Flávia Nogueira
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• FAPESP's process: 19/08244-2 - Synthesis of nanowires for application in the reduction reaction of carbon dioxide
• Grantee: Maria Rodrigues Pinto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 16/01817-9 - Design and control of self-organized electrochemical patterns
• Grantee: Raphael Nagao de Sousa
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• FAPESP's process: 19/17170-2 - Stability of perovskite films: a comparison between 2D-stabilized and rubidium-based perovskites studied by imaging and spectroscopic techniques
• Grantee: Eduardo Giangrossi Machado
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 19/18847-6 - Ammonia electrochemical synthesis from nitrate reduction at metal oxides: an in operando investigation
• Grantee: Gabriel Floriano Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)