FePd nanowires modified with cyclodextrin. Characterization and catalytic properties evaluated by a model reduction reaction

HERRERA, ELISA; SOLEDAD APREA, M.; RIVA, JULIETA S.; FERNANDO SILVA, O.; BERCOFF, PAULA G.; GRANADOS, ALEJANDRO

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 2020

0169-4332

FePd and Pd nanowires (NWs), were synthesized by electrodeposition into a nanoporous aluminamembrane and superficially functionalized with a modified β-cyclodextrin (βCDMOD14). A completedescription is provided, at the molecular level, of the modified surface supported by FT-IR and XPSspectroscopy data. FePd NWs@βCDMOD14 showed excellent catalytic activity in the reductionreaction of 4-nitrophenol with NaBH4, being 10 times higher than NWs without βCDMOD14 andeven better than Pd NWs@βCDMOD14.