Improving the control of the electroless plating synthesis of Pd/Ag membranes for hydrogen separation using Rutherford backscattering

A further and very important advantage of RBS is that pore filling of the support can be studied. Results showed that Pd penetrates into the alumina support during plating, with RBS it could be detected up to 1.4 μm deep. It is estimated that the equivalent of 0.1 μm bulk Pd is present in the pores of the support of typical electroless-plated samples.