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Ligand-Mediated Nucleation and Growth of Palladium Metal Nanoparticles
Published on: June 25, 2018
Ligand-assisted preparation of palladium supported nanoparticles: a step toward size control
Liane M Rossi1, Inna M Nangoi, Natália J S Costa
1Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. lrossi@iq.usp.br
Inorganic Chemistry
|April 30, 2009
Abstract:
Supported nanoparticles (SNPs) with narrow size distribution were prepared by H(2) reduction of Pd(2+) previously bound to ligand-modified silica surfaces. Interestingly, the size of the Pd(0) SNPs was tuned by the ligand grafted on the support surface. Amino- and ethylenediamino-functionalized supports formed Pd(0) SNPs of ca. 6 and 1 nm, respectively. The catalytic properties of both Pd(0) SNPs were investigated.
