Solid polyelectrolyte (SPE) membranes with textured surface

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dc.contributor.authorBessarabov D.
dc.contributor.authorSanderson R.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:59:40Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:59:40Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractPerfluorinated cation-exchange (Nafion-like) flat-sheet membranes were platinised using the electroless chemical deposition method. The morphology of the platinum micro-particles (platinum electrocatalyst) deposited onto the membranes was investigated by means of atomic force and scanning electron microscopy (AFM and SEM), as well as optical microscopy. The platinum electrocatalyst was removed from the membranes using aqua regia. The membrane surface, which had been subjected to platinisation, was studied by means of microscopy again. It was found that the membrane surface became textured after the exposure to electroless platinisation. Characterisation of the textured surface by means of various microscopic techniques was carried out. The results were compared with those obtained for original platinised membrane surfaces. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Membrane Science
dc.identifier.citation244
dc.identifier.citation02-Jan
dc.identifier.issn3767388
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.memsci.2004.06.047
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11304
dc.subjectAtomic force microscopy
dc.subjectCatalysts
dc.subjectElectroless plating
dc.subjectIon exchange membranes
dc.subjectOptical microscopy
dc.subjectPolyelectrolytes
dc.subjectScanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectTextures
dc.subjectElectrocatalysts
dc.subjectMembrane surface
dc.subjectPlatinization
dc.subjectSolid polyelectrolytes (SPE) membranes
dc.subjectPolymeric membranes
dc.subjectplatinum
dc.subjectpolyelectrolyte
dc.subjection exchange
dc.subjectmembrane
dc.subjectpolyelectrolyte
dc.subjectsurface property
dc.subjecttexture
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectatomic force microscopy
dc.subjectcatalysis
dc.subjectcatalyst
dc.subjectcation exchange
dc.subjectelectrode
dc.subjectelectrodialysis
dc.subjectfluorination
dc.subjectmembrane transport
dc.subjectmicromorphology
dc.subjectmolecular dynamics
dc.subjectmolecular mechanics
dc.subjectparticle size
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectscanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectsolid state
dc.subjectsurface property
dc.subjecttechnique
dc.titleSolid polyelectrolyte (SPE) membranes with textured surface
dc.typeArticle
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