Synthesis and Characterization of Sn/Ag Nanoparticle Composite as Electro-Catalyst for Fuel Cell

Tan  Wei Kang; Siti Husnaa  Mohd Taib; Pooria  Moozarm Nia; Mikio  Miyake; Kamyar Shameli

doi:10.37934/jrnn.1.1.1221

Authors

Tan Wei Kang Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siti Husnaa Mohd Taib Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pooria Moozarm Nia Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE), Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mikio Miyake Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
Kamyar Shameli Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/jrnn.1.1.1221

Keywords:

Sn/Ag nanoparticles, electro-catalyst, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, linear sweep voltammetry

Abstract

In this research, Sn/Ag nanoparticle composite was produced by using chemical reduction method with the aids of sodium borohydride as reducing agent and sodium succinate as protective agent. The XRD, EDX, and TEM analyses showed that the Sn/Ag nanoparticle composite was formed with an average particle size of 4.37 + 0.44 nm. For the application, LSV analysis was done on Sn nanoparticle and Sn/Ag nanoparticle composite samples, and the analysis showed current produced from Sn/Ag nanoparticle composite (4.10 × 10-6 A) is higher than Sn nanoparticle (3.47 × 10-6 A) at the potential of -0.83V.

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