Kumar, R.; Pandey, A. K.; Ramagiri, S. V.; Bellare, J. R.; Goswami, A.
ABSTRACT
Platinum nanoparticles were formed at the surface of the poly(perfluorosulfonic) acid membrane
(Nafion-117) by the galvanic reaction of PtCl62- ions with Ag nanoparticles positioned near the surface of the membrane. The
reduction with BH4- ions produced Ag nanoparticles (15±4 nm size) mostly positioned near the surface of membrane due
to Donnan exclusion of co-ions (BH4-). Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of the membrane
indicated that galvanic reaction proceeded quantitatively. Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM) of the crosssections of membrane samples indicated that the spherical Pt nanoparticles having size 2 to 8 nm were mostly located
near the surface of the membrane. The positioning of Pt nanoparticles at surface of the membrane is
important for using nano-composite in catalytical application.