Research Article

Investigation of a Cu/Pd Bimetallic System Electrodeposited on Boron-Doped Diamond Films for Application in Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate

Table 1

Elemental composition (C, O, Cu, and Pd) determined by EDX analysis of the Cu/Pd composites electrodeposited on BDD electrode in solutions with different Cu(II) :  Pd(II) ratio. All were deposited applying −0.3 V by 120 s.

Cu(II) : Pd(II) ratioComposition/% at.
COCuPd

(1 : 1)89.130.991.178.71
(5 : 1)81.043.716.858.40
(10 : 1)49.2212.9528.219.62