As an extension of the collaborative work with Prof. Tamer Uyar on oxide/nitride coatings on electrospun nanofibers, in this project we aim to decorate various polymeric nanofibrous templates with ALD-grown metallic nanoparticles including Pt, Pd, and Ru. ALD growth parameters are tuned to synthesize size-controlled metal nanoparticles without harming the polymeric template material. If successful, the resulting nanomaterials will be used for catalysis reactions, in which the main goal is to achieve higher catalytic conversion efficiency using less precious material.
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