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Galvanic exchange platinization reveals laser-inscribed pattern in 3D-LAM-printed steel

  • Alex G.M. Litherland
  • , Lee M. Spurway
  • , Sergey N. Gordeev
  • , Barak D.B. Aaronson
  • , Andrew J. Wain
  • , Michael A. O’Connell
  • , Heidi Piili
  • , Mikko Hovilehto
  • , Ville Pekka Matilainen
  • , Anne Vuorema
  • , Frank Marken
  • National Physics Laboratory
  • Lappeenranta University of Technology
  • University of Bath

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Abstract

Galvanic exchange involving dissolution of iron and the simultaneous growth of platinum onto 316 L stainless steel was investigated for specimens manufactured by 3D-printing, and the behavior was compared to conventional stainless steel. Novel phenomena associated with the 3D-printed steel, but not conventional steel, reacting in three distinct phases were observed: first, with low platinum loading, a bright etching pattern linked to the laser-manufacturing process is revealed at the steel surface; second, a nanostructured pore pattern with platinum nano-deposits forms; and third, a darker platinum film coating of typically 500-nm thickness forms and then peels off the steel surface with further platinum growth underneath. Unlike the conventional steel (and mainly due to residual porosity), 3D-printed steel supports well-adhered platinum films for potential application in electrocatalysis, as demonstrated for alkaline methanol oxidation. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Solid State Electrochemistry
Volume22
Issue number6
Early online date13 Jan 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Alloys
  • Catalysis
  • Electroless deposition
  • Laser pattern
  • Nanoporosity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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