Abstract
We report on a study to investigate the surface composition of gold-silver nanoparticles (Au/Ag NPs) via electrochemical analysis as a function of Ag thickness and synthetic temperature. Au/Ag NPs were synthesized at hydrothermal temperatures and supported on Vulcan XC-72. The shifts in the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) with an increase in Ag thickness depended on whether the NPs had core/shell or core/alloy morphologies. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed different proportions of Au/Ag at various layers of Ag. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) of carbon-supported Au/Ag NPs (Au/Ag/C) was used to probe the nanostructure's surface via methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in alkaline solution. The CVs demonstrated the differences in the redox reactions between the core/shell and core/alloy morphologies. This study shows the systematic electrochemical investigation of Au/Ag core/alloy interfacial composition in methanol oxidation reaction.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5640-5645 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Nano Materials |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 26 2018 |
Keywords
- core-alloy
- core-shell
- current density
- cyclic voltammetry
- electrochemical
- gold
- methanol oxidation reaction
- nanoparticles
- silver
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science