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- Researchers successfully coated carbon nanotubes with metallic nanoparticles using specially designed amphiphilic molecules as a template.
- The new nanohybrid materials, consisting of palladium (Pd) nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes, were tested in electrocatalysis experiments.
- These nanohybrids demonstrated better performance in ethanol oxidation reactions than similar materials.
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Homogeneous coating of carbon nanotubes with metallic nanoparticles was achieved using supramolecular auto-organization of amphiphilic molecules as template. The resulting Pd nanoparticles/carbon nanotube nanohybrids were then evaluated in electrocatalysis experiments, showing superior activity in ethanol oxidation compared to analogous systems.
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