Sains Malaysiana 46(4)(2017): 629–635
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2017-4604-16
Morphological Study of Synthesized RGO/
Pt Nanocomposites via Facile Chemical Reduction Method
(Kajian Morfologi Komposit Nano RGO/ Pt yang Disintesis
melalui Kaedah
Penurunan Kimia secara Mudah)
MOHAMAD
FAHRUL
RADZI
HANIFAH1,
JUHANA
JAAFAR1*,
MADZLAN
AZIZ2,
MOHD
HAFIZ
DZARFAN
OTHMAN2,
MUKHLIS A.
RAHMAN1,
AHMAD
FAUZI ISMAIL1, CHIONG
SIE
JING1,
FARHANA
AZIZ1,
W.N.W.
SALLEH1,
N.
YUSOF1
& M.Z.A. THIRMIZIR3
1Advanced Membrane Technology
Research Centre (AMTEC), Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering
(FCEE), Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Darul
Takzim
Malaysia
2Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
3Science and Engineering
Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus
14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau
Pinang, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 12 December 2015/Diterima: 15 September 2016
ABSTRACT
Reduced graphene oxide nanosheet (RGO)/Pt nanocomposite have been
successfully prepared through a facile chemical reduction method.
The reduction of Pt precursor was carried out using sodium borohydride
as the efficient chemical reductant. The morphology of RGO/Pt nanocomposite was investigated
using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM)
and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).
HRTEM
analysis showed that platinum nanoparticles were homogenously
distributed onto the surface of RGO. The electrochemical study
proved that Pt nanoparticles were successfully incorporated onto
RGO.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the proposed method could provide
well-dispersed of Pt nanoparticles onto RGO to form RGO/
Pt nanocomposite.
Keywords: Chemical reduction;
electrochemical; morphology; reduced graphene oxide nanosheet; RGO/ Pt nanocomposite
ABSTRAK
Komposit nano RGO/Pt
telah berjaya
disediakan melalui kaedah penurunan kimia secara mudah. Penurunan bahan pemula Pt telah dijalankan dengan menggunakan natrium borohidrida sebagai bahan penurun
kimia yang efisyen.
Morfologi komposit nano RGO/Pt
telah dikaji
menggunakan HRTEM dan
FESEM.
Analisis
HRTEM
menunjukkan bahawa
zarah nano platinum
telah diagihkan secara sekata ke
atas permukaan
RGO.
Kajian
secara elektrokimia membuktikan bahawa zarah nano Pt telah
berjaya diperbadankan
ke atas RGO.
Oleh
itu, dapat disimpulkan
bahawa kaedah
yang dicadangkan ini boleh menyediakan penyebaran zarah nano Pt yang baik ke atas RGO untuk membentuk komposit nano RGO/Pt.
Kata kunci: Elektrokimia;
kepingan grafena
oksida yang diturunkan; komposit nano RGO/Pt;
morfologi; penurunan
kimia
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