The aim of this paper is the development a qualitative understanding thermal hysteresis, namely difference between melting Tm and solidification Ts temperatures nanoparticles as function particle size. In contrast to temperature, determination absolute value temperature for generally more difficult subjected significant uncertainties. study, we implemented very generic approach based on classic...

Nanoparticles of Pt-Rh were studied by means of lattice-based Monte Carlo simulations with respect to the stability of ordered D0(22)- and 40-phases as a function of particle size and composition. By thermodynamic integration in the semi-grand canonical ensemble, phase diagrams for particles with a diameter of 7.8 nm, 4.3 nm and 3.1 nm were obtained. Size-dependent trends such as the lowering o...

We explore electro-catalytic properties of a system consisting of platinum and palladium nanoparticles dispersed over a nanotubular self-organized TiO2 matrix. These electrodes prepared by electroess and microemulsion of palladium and palladium nanoparticles on to TiO2 nanotubes, respectively. Titanium oxide nanotubes were fabricated by anodizing titanium foil in ethylene glycol (EG) fluoride-c...

A class of core-shell nanoparticles possessing a layer of biocompatible shell and hydrophobic core with embedded oxygen-sensitive platinum-porphyrin (PtTFPP) dyes is developed via a radical-initiated microemulsion co-polymerization strategy. The influences of host matrices and the PtTFPP incorporation manner on the photophysical properties and the oxygen-sensing performance of the nanoparticles...

Improving the cathode catalyst layer design requires understanding sources of transport limitations in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. For purpose, a framework consisting on an electron microscopy characterization setup couple with numerical modeling software is proposed. The latter integrates high-performing geometry building capabilities which ensure full phase discretization (carbon, pl...

In the present study, platinum nanoparticles were synthesized through an effective, facile and green method using H14[NaP5W30O110], a Preyssler-structured polyoxometalate, under UV light irradiation. Preyssler plays the roles of photocatalyst, reducing agent and stabilizer in the synthesis of Pt nanoparticles. The effect of different parameters, i.e. time, propan-2-ol volume, pH, molar ratio of...