BARC/PUB/10//0962

 
 

Positioning of Platinum Nanoparticles in Cation-exchange Membrane by Galvanic Reaction

 
     
 
Author(s)

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.

 
 
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