Bimetallic Pd-Au catalysts were prepared on the porous nanocrystalline silicon (PSi) for the first time. The catalysts were tested in the reaction of direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis and characterized by standard structural and chemical techniques. It was shown that the Pd-Au/PSi catalyst prepared from conventional H[PdCl] and H[AuCl] precursors contains monometallic Pd and a range of different Pd-Au alloy nanoparticles over the oxidized PSi surface.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF