Selective deposition of Pt on Au nanoparticles using hydrogen presorbed into Au nanoparticles during NaBH4 treatment

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2009.01.022

A facile chemical method to prepare a Pt layer selectively on Au nanoparticles is developed. The hydrogen presorbed into Au nanoparticles during NaBH₄ treatment leads to the formation of a thin Pt layer on Au nanoparticles. The Pt-coated Au nan