Paper Type |
Contributed Paper |
Title |
Morphology and Catalytic Activity of Gold Core-Platinum Shell Nanoparticles |
Author |
Kontee Thongthai, Laongnuan Srisombat, Surin Saipanya and Supon Ananta |
Email |
slaongnuan@yahoo.com |
Abstract: Morphologies, chemical compositions and optical properties of the hybrid gold core-platinum shell, Au@Pt, nanoparticles prepared by a simple reduction method were explored via a combination of transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and UV-visible spectrophotometry techniques. Various sizes of almost spherical and monodispersed Au@Pt core-shell nanoparticles were successfully achieved by changing of Au/Pt atomic ratios. The effect of Au/Pt atomic ratio on the electrocatalytic activities for these Au@Pt nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is revealed by cyclic voltammetry in 1.0 M H2SO4 + 2.0 M methanol aqueous solution. The maximum activity is obtained by using atomic ratio of Au/Pt at ~1. Moreover, all Au@Pt/MWCNTs catalysts exhibited higher activities than that of Pt/MWCNTs catalysts. |
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Start & End Page |
481 - 489 |
Received Date |
2014-07-03 |
Revised Date |
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Accepted Date |
2014-09-24 |
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Keyword |
Bimetallic nanoparticles, Core-shell structure, Morphology, Catalyst, Methanol oxidation |
Volume |
Vol.42 No.2 (APRIL 2015) |
DOI |
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Citation |
Thongthai K., Srisombat L., Saipanya S. and Ananta S., Morphology and Catalytic Activity of Gold Core-Platinum Shell Nanoparticles, Chiang Mai J. Sci., 2015; 42(2): 481-489. |
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