Abstract
A method to prepare a core-shell structure consisting of a Pt metal core coated with a silica shell (Pt(in)SiO 2) is described herein. A silica shell was grown on poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP)-stabilized Pt nanoparticles 2-3 nm in size through hydrolysis and condensation reactions of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in a water/ethanol mixture with ammonia as a catalyst. This process requires precise control of the reaction conditions to avoid the formation of silica particles containing multiple Pt cores and core-free silica. The length of PVP molecules, water content, concentration of ammonia and Pt nanoparticles in solution were found to significantly influence the core-shell structure. By optimizing these parameters, it was possible to prepare core-shell particles each containing a single Pt nanoparticle with a silica layer coating approximately 10 nm thick.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 130-136 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Applied Physics |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the following: the Human Resources Development of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government Ministry of Knowledge Economy (No. 20104010100500 ); the Priority Research Centers Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (2009-0093823); the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2009-C1AAA001-0092926) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology .
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)