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Investigation And Characterization Of Pt-Modified Au Catalysts And Polymer Composites By Electrochemistry, Raman And Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (Sers), Ranjani Muralidharan
Investigation And Characterization Of Pt-Modified Au Catalysts And Polymer Composites By Electrochemistry, Raman And Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (Sers), Ranjani Muralidharan
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation thesis consists of six chapters. The main focus of this study is the need for understanding the reaction mechanism and intermediates formed on Pt-modified Au surface as anode catalysts in the formic acid fuel cells. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to formic acid and methanol fuel cells, an overview of the current catalysts employed at the anode of the fuel cells, specifically the Pt-modified Au electrodes as potential catalysts and the different deposition methods for preparing this catalytic surface. Information about different electrochemical methods used like cyclic voltammetry and potential step method along with other characterization methods and …