2008 DEC 29 - (VerticalNews.com) -- According to recent research published in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, "A novel nanocomposite of palladium nanoclusters/poly(N-acetylaniline) nanorods was electrodeposited on to a glassy carbon electrode by cyclic voltammetry (CV)."

  "This electrode, Pd/PAANI/GCE, was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), CV and chromoamperometry. It was demonstrated that the ball-shaped Pd nanoclusters were mainly growing on the ends of the nanorods, forming a novel nanocomposite," wrote C.M. Jiang and colleagues, China University ...read more

  2008 DEC 29 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "In order to fabricate effective Pd-Ni alloy nanowire arrays with given compositions and size, the process of nucleation and growth and the dependence of alloy composition on deposition potential were investigated. The results reveal that the compositions and sizes of Pd-Ni alloy nanowires can be controlled within a desired range through adjusting suitable nucleation and growth potentials as well as the time," scientists writing in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry report ...read more

  2008 DEC 8 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "Platinum nanoparticles (Pt-nano) were prepared and used in combination with single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) for fabricating electrochemical sensors with remarkably improved sensitivity toward diethylstilbestrol ( DES). The glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with SWNT/Pt-nano composite film exhibited excellent electrochemical behaviors toward the redox of DES," scientists in Xiangtan, People's Republic of China report ...read more