| Template Wetting of Metallic Nanostructures for Fuel Cell Catalysis and Biocatalysis Applications | ||
| Scott A. Gold1, Sven Eklund2, Chaitanya Komat Reddy1 and Arpan Gurjar1, (1)Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, 911 Hergot Ave., PO Box 10137, Ruston, LA 71272-0043, (2)Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, 911 Hergot Ave., Ruston, LA 71272 Template wetting nanofabrication, an novel nanofabrication technology, is utilized in this work to fabricate metallic nanostructures for fuel cell applicaitons. In particular, gold nanotubes are fabricated as a substrate for enzyme immobilization with an eye toward biofuel cell applicaitons. Platinum nanotubes are also fabricated and their catalytic activity evaluated for direct methanol and direct formic acid fuel cells. Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||