@inproceedings{b6c6f2e7994347be9c36fb3bdc9b5922,
title = "Versatile Catalyst Materials Fabrication by Low-Pressure Plasma Treatments",
abstract = "An alternative solvent-free method is explored for the processing of Pt/C, Ni/C and Pt-Ni catalysts based on a low-pressure radio-frequency plasma treatment of solid (powder) precursors. A porous carbon xerogel is used as catalyst support, mixed with an organometallic precursor and treated in a plasma discharge at different power and in different plasma chemical environments. The nucleation of metal nanoparticles, their morphology evolution and chemical state are characterized by combining in-situ optical emission spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results show that the plasma processing offers a high flexibility in tuning the size and oxidation state of Ni and Pt nanoparticles and also allows for a controlled functionalization of the carbon support; these properties demonstrate the high potential of plasma processing route for the fabrication of green and efficient catalysts nanomaterials.",
keywords = "Carbon functionalization, nanocomposites, PEMFC catalyst, RF Plasma",
author = "Y. Busby and {da Silva Pires}, M. and E. Haye and V. Stergiopulos and N. Job and Pireaux, {J. J.} and L. Houssiau",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} EFC 2017 - Proceedings of the 7th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference.; 7th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2017 ; Conference date: 12-12-2017 Through 15-12-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
series = "EFC 2017 - Proceedings of the 7th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference",
publisher = "ENEA",
pages = "67--68",
editor = "Viviana Cigolotti and Chiara Barchiesi and Michela Chianella",
booktitle = "EFC 2017 - Proceedings of the 7th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference",
}