A novel set of thermocouple sensors has been developed to measure heat fluxes arriving at divertor surfaces in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, a magnetic confinement fusion experiment. These sensors operate in direct contact with the divertor plasma, which deposits heat fluxes in excess of ~10 MW/m(2) over an ~1 s pulse. Thermoelectric EMF signals are produced across a non-standard bimetallic juncti...

Series of Copper Ruthenium (Cu-Ru) bimetallic catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3 with different metal loading are prepared and investigated for catalytic wet air oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen. The ammonia decomposition activity was studied at three different temperatures i.e. 150oC, 200oC, and 230 oC and it is found that catalytic activity increases with the increase in temperature along with th...

In this study, the structures, the IR spectroscopy, and the electronic properties of AunCum (n+m≤5) bimetallic clusters were studied and compared with those of pure gold and copper clusters using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and exchange correlation density functional theory (DFT). The study of an O2-AunCum system is important to identify the promotion effects of each of the two...

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE BUCKYPAPERS AS ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORTS FOR METHANOL OXIDATION J.M. Sieben, A. Ansón-Casaos, M.T. Martínez, E. Morallón a Departamento de Química Física and Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99 Alicante, Spain. b Instituto de Carboquímica, CSIC, Miguel Luesma 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain. Abstract This work studies the use of various s...

Optical detection of parts-per-million (ppm) levels of CO by a structurally well-defined monolayer consisting of bimetallic rhodium complexes on glass substrates has been demonstrated.

Low levels of 1-methylimidazole additives have been found to have dramatic effects on the resulting stability of gold and bimetallic nanoparticles in ionic liquids (ILs).

Structure, morphology and composition of two Pd/Ga2O3 methanol steam reforming catalysts were correlated with the associated activity and selectivity changes in the methanol steam reforming reaction and linked to studies on pure Ga2O3 supports. For both systems, that are, a Pd/Ga2O3 thin film model catalyst and a powder-supported Pd catalyst, we identified a temperature range in which the reduc...

Pd particles supported on SnO2 and GeO2 have been structurally investigated by X-ray diffraction, (High-Resolution) transmission and scanning electron microscopy after different reductive treatments to monitor the eventual formation of bimetallic phases and catalytically tested in methanol dehydrogenation/reforming. For both oxides this included a thin film sample with well-defined Pd particles...

In this study, the structures, the IR spectroscopy, and the electronic properties of AunCum (n+m≤5) bimetallic clusters were studied and compared with those of pure gold and copper clusters using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and exchange correlation density functional theory (DFT). The study of an O2-AunCum system is important to identify the promotion effects of each of the two...

Our sustainable future requires finding new, affordable and green routes to prepare nanostructured materials used in renewable energy conversion. In this work we present an electrodeposition method a deep eutectic solvent (DES) bimetallic high surface area nanostructures of Cu Au with tunable structure composition. The metal performed choline chloride within urea allows us tailor the size, morp...