Issue 59, 2015

Electrical charge-induced selective ion permeation in HfO2/porous nickel silicide hierarchical structures

Abstract

HfO2/porous nickel silicide (NiSi) hierarchical structures fabricated by metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) followed by a silicidation process and deposition of HfO2 by atomic layer deposition (ALD) have been. The as-formed porous structures are systematically investigated using etching solutions of various HF/H2O2 ratios and the manipulation of electrical double-layer (EDL) overlapping, leading to electrical charge-induced selective ion penetration in HfO2/porous NiSi hierarchical structures. Its desalination ability was examined, in which the ionic concentration of saline water can be reduced by 21% when a bias of 2 V was applied. In addition, the mechanical property of the as-formed porous NiSi membrane was estimated to have a flexural strength of 124.04 MPa. These porous NiSi membranes can be continuously operated for 18 h without loss of its deionization ability.

Graphical abstract: Electrical charge-induced selective ion permeation in HfO2/porous nickel silicide hierarchical structures

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Feb 2015
Accepted
21 Apr 2015
First published
24 Apr 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 47294-47299

Electrical charge-induced selective ion permeation in HfO2/porous nickel silicide hierarchical structures

C. Lai, C. Lu, C. Lin, H. Chen, F. Tseng and Y. Chueh, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 47294 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA03278D

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