Fabrication and characterisation of nanostructured Au for improved electrocatalytic performance in ethanol oxidation reaction

Abstract

performed the physical vapour deposition (PVD) of Au thin film on Si/SiO 2 substrates.  Professor Yan Weiguo performed the self-assembly of polystyrene (PS) nanospheres on Au thin film samples.  Professor Wu Junsheng provided the electrodes and I performed all the electrochemistry tests at Nanoelectronics Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). Mr Lu Yu and I analysed the data.  I conducted the X-ray diffraction and analysed the results from the Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS Lab).  I conducted the scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy.  Dr Liu Qing provided the focused ion beam (FIB) equipment (located in Microelectronics Reliability & Characterisation Lab). I prepared the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples using FIB.