Palladium 1D nanoscale aggregates on a graphite surface using CTAB hemicylindrical micelle templates.
Nanoscale palladium clusters in the form of parallel strips have been formed on the surface of graphite with the help of a surface micellar template of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide using a chemical deposition method. The repeat period of the palladium strips deposited at 25 °C is 65 nm, with a width of 40 nm and height of 2 nm. The elemental composition of the metal clusters was confirmed using X-ray fluorescence analysis and TEM-EDX. The fact that the strips are composed of metallic palladium was also confirmed by testing the membrane electrode assembly with the strips in a commercial fuel cell. Using the obtained micellar template, the radius of the curvature of the AFM probe tip was estimated with the help of a unique method. The radius is equal to 10 nm and matches the value provided by the manufacturer.
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Akad. Arbuzova str., Kazan 420088, Russia. kadirovmarsil@gmail.com and Kazan National Research Technical University, 10, K. Marx str., Kazan 420111, Russia.
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Nizameev
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Akad. Arbuzova str., Kazan 420088, Russia. kadirovmarsil@gmail.com and Kazan National Research Technological University, 68, K. Marx str., Kazan 420015, Russia.
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Kadirov
Kazan National Research Technological University, 68, K. Marx str., Kazan 420015, Russia.
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Semyonov
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Akad. Arbuzova str., Kazan 420088, Russia. kadirovmarsil@gmail.com.
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Zakharova
Kazan National Research Technological University, 68, K. Marx str., Kazan 420015, Russia.
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Ismaev
Kazan National Research Technological University, 68, K. Marx str., Kazan 420015, Russia.
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Safiullin
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Akad. Arbuzova str., Kazan 420088, Russia. kadirovmarsil@gmail.com.
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Rizvanov
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Akad. Arbuzova str., Kazan 420088, Russia. kadirovmarsil@gmail.com.
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Babaev