NANOPATTERNED SUBSTRATE SERVING AS BOTH A CURRENT COLLECTOR AND TEMPLATE FOR NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODE GROWTH

摘要

A process of forming and the resulting nano-pitted metal substrate that serves both as patterns to grow nanostructured materials and as current collectors for the resulting nanostructured material is disclosed herein. The nano-pitted substrate can be fabricated from any suitable conductive material that allows nanostructured electrodes to be grown directly on the substrate.