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Surface morphology and electrocatalytic properties of nickel nanoparticles formed in track pores

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Structures, each of which is composed of a conducting substrate with a protective dielectric layer containing an array of equal-sized pores formed under the action of high-energy ions and chemical etching, are created. The created pores are electrochemically filled with nickel nanoparticles. With atomic-force microscopy (AFM), it is established that Ni nanoparticles are generated exclusively within ion tracks without film formation on the surface of a silicon-dioxide layer. Histograms illustrating the nanoparticle-diameter distribution are constructed, and areas of the nickel nanoparticles are calculated. The electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of Ni nanoparticles inherent to ethanol-oxidation reactions are investigated. The catalytic activity per unit area of the nanocatalyst is estimated using voltammograms, AFM data, and histograms characterizing the particle size distribution.

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  1. Kazan E. K. Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, 420029, Russia

    S. A. Ziganshina, A. P. Chuklanov, D. A. Biziaev & A. A. Bukharaev

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    S. A. Ziganshina & A. A. Bukharaev

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Original Russian Text © S.A. Ziganshina, A.P. Chuklanov, D.A. Biziaev, A.A. Bukharaev, 2016, published in Poverkhnost’, 2016, No. 9, pp. 63–69.

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Ziganshina, S.A., Chuklanov, A.P., Biziaev, D.A. et al. Surface morphology and electrocatalytic properties of nickel nanoparticles formed in track pores. J. Surf. Investig. 10, 942–948 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1027451016050207

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