Nanoparticle

Chemistry

Materials science

Hydrazine (antidepressant)

Ethylene glycol

Chromatography

Electrochemistry

Electrode

Cyclic voltammetry

Nanomaterial-based catalyst

Nanotechnology

Organic chemistry

Surface modification

Inorganic chemistry

Physical chemistry

Redox

Applied Surface Science

Herein, we report the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs; 10 ± 0.5 nm) sensitized Fullerene (C60; 15 ±2 nm) nanocatalysts ([email protected]60) for the first time showing efficient electroatalytic activity for the oxidation of hydrazine demonstrating activity comparable to that of Pt in acidic, neutral and basic media. The performance is comparable with the best available electrocatalytic system and plays a vital role in the overall hydrogen generation reactions from hydrazine as a one of the fuel cell reaction. The materials are synthesized by a simple and scalable synthetic route involving acid functionalization of C60 followed by chemical reduction of Ag+ ions in ethylene glycol at high temperature. The distributation of Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) (morphological information) on C60, bonding, its crystal structure, along with activity towards hydrazine oxidation (electrocatalytic) is studied using TEM, XRD, UV–vis, XPS, FTIR and electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry) studies, respectively. The obser...

Silver nanoparticles sensitized C60(Ag@C60) as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrazine oxidation: Implication for hydrogen generation reaction