Issue 17, 2004

Electrochemical preparation of nanometer sized noble metal particles into a polypyrrole functionalized by a molecular electrocatalyst precursor

Abstract

Uniform spatial dispersion of a fine distribution of Pd, Ru and Rh nanoparticles has been achieved in a polypyrrole (ppyr) film functionalized by a cationic precursor of metal–metal bonded polymers [Ru(L)(CO)2]n (L = 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) and derivatives) by using convenient electrochemical techniques. As evidenced by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS), the metal particle sizes in the resulting composite material were found to be in the range from 1 to 6 nm, depending on the metal.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical preparation of nanometer sized noble metal particles into a polypyrrole functionalized by a molecular electrocatalyst precursor

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jul 2004
Accepted
13 Jul 2004
First published
26 Jul 2004

J. Mater. Chem., 2004,14, 2606-2608

Electrochemical preparation of nanometer sized noble metal particles into a polypyrrole functionalized by a molecular electrocatalyst precursor

M. Sigaud, M. Li, S. Chardon-Noblat, F. J. C. S. Aires, Y. Soldo-Olivier, J.-P. Simon, A. Renouprez and A. Deronzier, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2606 DOI: 10.1039/B410534F

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