Decoration of silver nanoparticles on activated graphite substrate and their electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation

Silver nanoparticles (30-70 nm) have been impregnated on the activated graphite powder by an electroless plating method. The so prepared silver decorated graphite powders are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.