Aksaray University Journal of Science and Engineering, cilt.3, sa.1, ss.29-42, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this study, it was aimed to plate PdCu alloy layer on porous glass supports by using
electroless plating technique. It was also aimed to achieve coexistence of fcc (face-centered
cubic) and bcc (body-centered cubic) phases on the alloy membrane layer. The fcc and bcc
phases were seen together in the structures of the membranes synthesized at all three bath
temperatures (30 °C, 40 °C and 50 °C), but, it was shown that the most suitable coating rate
was achieved when the coating bath temperature was 40 °C. The appropriate composition of
PdCu (74% Pd, 26% Cu) was achieved by following a synthesis procedure as follows: Coating
in Pd bath three times for 60 minutes each followed by coating in Cu bath at the low
formaldehyde concentration (5 mL/L) for 15 minutes. Hydrogen flux in the membrane was
measured as 1.9x10-6 mol/cm2
s. After flux measurements, it was determined that the membrane
structure changed and the fcc (200) structure, which did not previously exist in the structure,
was formed.