Abstract
Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were directly deposited on indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrodes by cyclic voltammetry (CV) in a bulk Pd2+ solution and the size of the Pd (NPs) was evaluated by SEM. The electrochemical deposition conditions of the Pd NPs were varied according to a scan rate. As the scan rate was decreased, the size of the Pd NPs increased, but the formic acid catalytic property was weakened. With regard to cycle number, with increased cycling, the size of the Pd NPs increased but the formic acid catalytic property decreased. As the conditions of electrochemical deposition were varied, the particle size and catalytic activity for formic acid were also changed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1442-1445 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Nano/Bio Science & Technology Program ( 2010-0008213 ) of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology , and the Basic Science Research Program through a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( 2010-0001951 ).
Keywords
- Catalyst
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Electrochemical deposition
- Formic acid
- Pd nanoparticles