Study of PtPd Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications
AUTOR(ES)
Esparza, Rodrigo, Santoveña, Alan, Ruíz-Baltazar, Alvaro, Angeles-Pascual, Alvaro, Bahena, Daniel, Maya-Cornejo, Jose, Ledesma-García, Janet, Pérez, Ramiro
FONTE
Mat. Res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
15/05/2017
RESUMO
Bimetallic nanoparticles are of special interest for their potential applications for fuel cells, mainly for portable power applications. Among the bimetallic systems, Pt-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles have received great interest as they can be widely used as effective catalysts for various electrochemical reactions. In this work, Pt-Pd alloy bimetallic nanoparticles were synthesized through a chemical reduction method. The nanoparticles were characterized using aberration-corrected scanning/transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Also, parallel beam X-Ray diffraction analysis was carried out to evaluate the crystallographic structure. High-angle annular dark field (HAADF)-STEM images of the Pt-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained. The contrast of the images shows that the nanoparticles have an alloy structure with an average size of 7.15 nm. To understand the properties of the bimetallic nanoparticles, it is necessary to know the distribution of the elements in the nanostructure. We have used a semi-quantitative method to analyze the HAADF-STEM images, which allowed us to measure the total intensity of the scattered electrons for each atomic column. HAADF-STEM images of the Pt-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles were compared directly with image simulations, good agreement between simulation and experimental images was found. Cyclic voltammetry studies were carried out to analyze the electrochemical behavior of the bimetallic nanoparticles.
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