Perfluorinated cation-exchange flat-sheet membranes were treated with cetyl
trimethylammonium bromide surfactant (CH3(CH2)(15)N(CH3)(3)Br) to investiga
te the effect of the membranes modification with the surfactant on the morp
hology of deposition of a Pt catalyst. The electroless chemical deposition
of a platinum catalyst onto the membranes treated with the surfactant was a
chieved by the Takenaka-Torikai method. The effect of the membranes modific
ation on their electrical conductivity was studied. The morphology of the p
latinum micro-particles deposited onto the membranes modified with the surf
actant was investigated by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). (C) 2001
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