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Palladium Nanoparticles Loaded on Carbon Modified TiO2 Nanobelts for Enhanced Methanol Electrooxidation

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dc.contributor.authorLiang, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHu, Anming
dc.contributor.authorPersic, John
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Y. Norman
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-06T15:47:47Z
dc.date.available2017-11-06T15:47:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-12
dc.descriptionMade available based on the terms of the Springer open license. Publication available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.5101/nml.v5i3.p202-212en
dc.description.abstractCarbon modified TiO2 nanobelts (TiO2-C) were synthesized using a hydrothermal growth method, as a support material for palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (Pd/TiO2-C) to improve the electrocatalytic performance for methanol electrooxidation by comparison to Pd nanoparticles on bare TiO2 nanobelts (Pd/TiO2) and activated carbon (Pd/AC). Cyclic voltammetry characterization was conducted with respect to saturated calomel electrode (SCE) in an alkaline methanol solution, and the results indicate that the specific activity of Pd/TiO2-C is 2.2 times that of Pd/AC and 1.5 times that of Pd/TiO2. Chronoamperometry results revealed that the TiO2-C support was comparable in stability to activated carbon; but possesses an enhanced current density for methanol oxidation at a potential of -0.2 V vs. SCE. The current study demonstrates the potential of Pd nanoparticle loaded on hierarchical TiO2-C nanobelts for electrocatalytic applications such as fuel cells and batteries.en
dc.description.sponsorshipFedDev Ontario through the Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) Initiativeen
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) programen
dc.description.sponsorshipMicrobonds, Inc.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5101/nml.v5i3.p202-212
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/12608
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectTitanium oxide nanobeltsen
dc.subjectCarbon-modificationen
dc.subjectFuel cellen
dc.subjectMethanol electrooxidationen
dc.subjectPalladium nanoparticlesen
dc.subjectElectrocatalystsen
dc.titlePalladium Nanoparticles Loaded on Carbon Modified TiO2 Nanobelts for Enhanced Methanol Electrooxidationen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLiang, R., Hu, A., Persic, J., & Norman Zhou, Y. (2013). Palladium Nanoparticles Loaded on Carbon Modified TiO2 Nanobelts for Enhanced Methanol Electrooxidation. Nano-Micro Letters, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.5101/nml.v5i3.p202-212en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineeringen
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelPost-Doctorateen
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