Ir-core Pt-shell Nanoparticles for the Electro-oxidation of Ethanol

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dc.contributor.advisorBirss, Viola
dc.contributor.authorSlaby, Jachym
dc.contributor.committeememberShi, Yujun J.
dc.contributor.committeememberKaran, Kunal
dc.contributor.committeememberHeyne, Belinda J. M.
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T16:27:40Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T16:27:40Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-06
dc.description.abstractThis work was conducted in order to establish the behavior of Ir@Pt core@shell nanoparticles (NPs) during the catalysis of the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). Ir@Pt catalysts with < 1 monolayer of the Pt shell were synthesized using the well-established polyol method, which involves the use of a capping ligand. The NPs were tested for the EOR at both room and elevated (70 ̊C) temperatures, as well as acetaldehyde oxidation at room temperature. Ir was found to be more active towards the EOR at lower potentials and Pt at higher potentials. The presence of the capping ligand made it difficult to establish any cooperativity between the two metals to catalyze the EOR. Thus, similar Ir@Pt NPs were also made without a capping ligand. Unexpectedly, little to no enhancement of the EOR catalytic activity was found for these core@shell NPs. The findings were compared to similar studies of methanol oxidation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSlaby, J. (2018). Ir-core Pt-shell Nanoparticles for the Electro-oxidation of Ethanol (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/34904en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34904
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109241
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectElectrochemistry
dc.subjectCatalyst
dc.subjectFuel Cell
dc.subjectEthanol Oxidation Reaction
dc.subjectnanoparticle
dc.subject.classificationEnergyen_US
dc.titleIr-core Pt-shell Nanoparticles for the Electro-oxidation of Ethanol
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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