| AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition | |
| Surface Science | Tuesday Sessions |
| Session SS-TuP |
| Session: | Surface Science Poster Session |
| Presenter: | H. Mistry, University of Central Florida |
| Authors: | H. Mistry, University of Central Florida L. Merte, University of Central Florida B. Roldan Cueyna, University of Central Florida |
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Bimetallic nanoparticles have become an important area of study because of their unique catalytic properties. We describe the synthesis and characterization of bimetallic copper-zinc and copper-palladium nanoparticles. The Cu-Zn and Cu-Pd bimetallics are synthesized using inverse micelle encapsulation in PS-P2VP diblock copolymers. The size and morphology of these nanoparticles supported on SiO2/Si(111) and TiO2(110) are characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), as well as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) under ultra high vacuum. Characterization of electronic and chemical properties is carried out using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Applications of these nanoparticles supported on γ-Al2O3 for the catalytic synthesis of methanol will be shown.