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Y-junction nanostructures of palladium: Enhanced electrocatalytic properties for fuel cell reactions

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Title Y-junction nanostructures of palladium: Enhanced electrocatalytic properties for fuel cell reactions
 
Creator SUBHRAMANNIA, M
RAMAIYAN, K
ASLAM, M
PILLAI, VK
 
Subject hexagonal pore arrays
formic-acid
carbon nanotubes
nanowire arrays
anodic alumina
oxidation
nanoparticles
template
behavior
electrodeposition
porous alumina membrane
hierarchical structures
y-junctions
nanostructure
fuel cells
electrocatalysts
 
Description Here we demonstrate the utility of hierarchically designed alumina templates for the formation of palladium Y-junction nanostructures through a chemical vapor deposition route. These structures exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of formic acid (up to 1020%) compared to that of platinum Y-junction nanostructures, which could be of immense relevance to portable fuel cell technology, since designing a better electrocatalyst for fuel cell reactions continues to be an important challenge. Apart from the obvious applications in fuel cell electrocatalysis, these Y-junction nanostructures could also act as promising candidates for room temperature hydrogen separation and more importantly as interconnects in molecular scale electronic devices. The present method of fabrication of Y-junction nanostructures using hierarchical alumina templates could be extended to other metallic/semiconducting systems facilitating more general opportunities for such hierarchical designs in nanoelectronics. (C) 2008
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
 
Date 2011-07-29T02:40:35Z
2011-12-26T12:47:42Z
2011-12-27T05:38:41Z
2011-07-29T02:40:35Z
2011-12-26T12:47:42Z
2011-12-27T05:38:41Z
2009
 
Type Article
 
Identifier JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 627(1-2), 58-62
1572-6657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2008.12.021
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/7555
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/7555
 
Language en