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United States Army Research Laboratory-Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Chemistry

A Rapid Synthesis Method for Au, Pd, and Pt Aerogels Via Direct Solution-Based Reduction

Fred J. Burpo¹, Enoch A. Nagelli¹, Lauren A. Morris², Joshua P. McClure³, Madeline Y. Ryu¹, Jesse L. Palmer¹

¹Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, ²Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC, ³Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, United States Army Research Laboratory

A rapid, direct solution-based reduction synthesis method to obtain Au, Pd, and Pt aerogels is presented.

Chemistry

Photodeposition of Pd onto Colloidal Au Nanorods by Surface Plasmon Excitation

Gregory T. Forcherio¹, David R. Baker¹, Asher C. Leff^1,2, Jonathan Boltersdorf¹, Joshua P. McClure¹, Kyle N. Grew¹, Cynthia A. Lundgren¹

¹Sensors & Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ²General Technical Services

A protocol for anisotropic photodeposition of Pd onto aqueously-suspended Au nanorods via localized surface plasmon excitation is presented.

Chemistry

A Salt-Templated Synthesis Method for Porous Platinum-based Macrobeams and Macrotubes

F. John Burpo^1,2, Anchor R. Losch¹, Enoch A. Nagelli^1,2, Stephen J. Winter¹, Stephen F. Bartolucci³, Joshua P. McClure⁴, David R. Baker⁴, Jack K. Bui¹, Alvin R. Burns¹, Sean F. O’Brien¹, Greg T. Forcherio⁴, Brittany R. Aikin¹, Kelsey M. Healy¹, Mason H. Remondelli¹, Alexander N. Mitropoulos^1,5, Lance Richardson^1,2, J. Kenneth Wickiser¹, Deryn D. Chu⁴

¹Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, ²Photonics Research Center, United States Military Academy, ³U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armaments Center, ⁴United States Army Research Laboratory-Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, ⁵Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy

A synthesis method to obtain porous platinum-based macrotubes and macrobeams with a square cross section through chemical reduction of insoluble salt-needle templates is presented.