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Fabrication of bimetallic Pt/Pd nanoparticles on 2-thiolbenzimidazole functionalized reduced graphene oxide for methanol oxidation

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In this study, an electrocatalyst based on 2-thiolbenzimidazole (TBI) functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with platinum and palladium nanoparticles (Pt-PdNPs) was synthesized. The successful synthesis of nanomaterials and the prepared glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surfaces were confirmed by transmission electron microscope, X-ray photo electron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction method. The effective surface areas of TBIrGO/GCE, PdNPs/TBIrGO/GCE, PtNPs/TBIrGO/GCE and Pt-PdNPs/TBIrGO/GCE were calculated to be 324, 578, 667 and 1189 cm2/mg, respectively. According to the results, the electrochemical surface area of the Pt-PdNPs/TBIrGO is 3.67, 2.06 and 1.78 times higher than those of TBIrGO, PdNPs/TBIrGO and PtNPs/TBIrGO, respectively. The Pt-PdNPs/TBIrGO/GCE also exhibited higher peak current for methanol oxidation than those of comparable TBIrGO/GCE, PdNPs/TBIrGO/GCE, PtNPs/TBIrGO/GCE modified GCEs, thus providing evidence for its higher electro-catalytic activity.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey

    Onur Akyıldırım

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey

    Gül Kotan

  3. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey

    Mehmet Lütfi Yola

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

    Tanju Eren & Necip Atar

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Akyıldırım, O., Kotan, G., Yola, M.L. et al. Fabrication of bimetallic Pt/Pd nanoparticles on 2-thiolbenzimidazole functionalized reduced graphene oxide for methanol oxidation. Ionics 22, 593–600 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-015-1572-2

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