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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Palladium nanoparticles have uniformly been electrodeposited on a Au nanoisland template (NIT) supported on a Si(100) substrate, which exhibits Au-rich, Pd-rich, and/or polycrystalline mixed structures upon annealing to 700 °C. Glancing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) elemental analysis of the as-deposited sample both show metallic Pd, while depth-profiling X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) further reveals the presence of Pd-Au (and PdxSi) at the interfaces of the Pd nanodeposits on the Au NIT. Upon the sample being annealed to 700 °C, both Pd 3d(3/2) and Au 4f(7/2) XPS peaks are found to shift to lower binding energies, which further confirms Pd-Au alloy formation. The convergence of respective GIXRD features of metallic Au and Pd toward intermediate peak positions supports the formation of alloy and their crystalline nature. Depth-profiling XPS analysis of the annealed sample further shows that the Pd nanoparticles are found to consist of an ultrathin shell of PdO2, and a PdO-rich (i.e., Pd-poor) inner-core, which is consistent with the observed GIXRD patterns of PdO and Pd-Au alloy but indiscernible PdO2. We compare the above results with the experimental results for electrodeposited Pd on a bare Si(100) substrate. Our study provides new insight into the formation of Pd-Au alloy composite on Si by electrochemistry. The easy control of the Pd, Au, and Pd-Au composition in the nanodeposits as illustrated in the present method offers new flexibility for developing hybrid nanocatalysts and other applications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1936-086X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5111-20
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Electrochemical pd nanodeposits on a au nanoisland template supported on Si(100): formation of pd-au alloy and interfacial electronic structures.
pubmed:affiliation
WATLab and Department of Chemistry; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't