Effect of Plasma Treatments to Graphite Nanofibers Supports on Electrochemical Behaviors of Metal Catalyst Electrodes
- Authors
- Lee, Hochun; Jung, Yongju; Kim, Seok
- Issue Date
- Feb-2012
- Publisher
- AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
- Keywords
- Catalysis; Graphite; Plasma Processing; Nanoparticles; Electrical Measurements
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, v.12, no.2, pp 1513 - 1516
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 1513
- End Page
- 1516
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kumoh/handle/2020.sw.kumoh/28152
- DOI
- 10.1166/jnn.2012.4599
- ISSN
- 1533-4880
1533-4899
- Abstract
- In the present work, we had studied the graphite nanofibers as catalyst supports after a plasma treatment for studying the effect of surface modification. By controlling the plasma intensity, a surface functional group concentration was changed. The nanoparticle size, loading efficiency, and catalytic activity were studied, after Pt-Ru deposition by a chemical reduction. Pt-Ru catalysts deposited on the plasma-treated GNFs showed the smaller size, 3.58 nm than the pristine GNFs. The catalyst loading contents were enhanced with plasma power and duration time increase, meaning an enhanced catalyst deposition efficiency. Accordingly, cyclic voltammetry result showed that the specific current density was increased proportionally till 200 W and then the value was decreased. Enhanced activity of 40 (mA mg(-1)-catalyst) was accomplished at 200 W and 180 sec duration time. Consequently, it was found that the improved electroactivity was originated from the change of size or morphology of catalysts by controlling the plasma intensity.
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