Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS
Volume 205, Issue -, Pages 28-35Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2015.12.005
Keywords
Carbon nanotubes; Graphene oxide; Nanoparticles; Ruthenium; Radiation chemistry; Radiolysis; Gamma irradiation
Funding
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Faculty Development Program in Radiation Detection and Health Physics at VCU [NRC-HQ-84-14-FOA-002]
- Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering department
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Ruthenium nanoparticles on pristine (MWCNT) and functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNT), and graphene oxide have been prepared through a facile, single step radiolytic method at room temperature, and ambient pressure. This synthesis process relies on the interaction of high energy gamma rays from a Co-60 source with the water in the aqueous solutions containing the Ru precursor, leading to the generation of highly reducing species that further reduce the Ru metal ions to zero valence state. Transmission electron microscopy and X-Ray diffraction revealed that the nanoparticles were homogeneously distributed on the surface of the supports with an average size of similar to 2.5 nm. X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy analysis showed that the interaction of the Ru nanoparticles with the supports occurred through oxygenated functionalities, creating metal-oxygen bonds. This method demonstrates to be a simple and clean approach to produce well dispersed nanoparticles on the aforementioned supports without the need of any hazardous chemical. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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