Metallic nanoparticles have variety of applications in energy, catalytic or medical fields. However, synthesizing metallic particles with precise and controlled size distribution on a given support is a significant challenge. So far, either using a reducing agent, or electrochemical reduction method have been used for decoration of metallic particles. Metallic nanoparticles have variety of applications in energy, catalytic or medical fields. However, synthesizing metallic particles with precise and controlled size distribution on a given support is a significant challenge. So far, either using a reducing agent, or electrochemical reduction method have been used for decoration of metallic particles.
In this project, bimetallic or core-shell nanoparticles will be developed by photocatalytic deposition and employed in catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell at which the electrochemical reactions take place. Developed catalysts will be characterized by ex-situ electrochemical methods and X-ray diffraction analyses.
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