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Ligand-Mediated Nucleation and Growth of Palladium Metal Nanoparticles
Published on: June 25, 2018
Influence of a surfactant and reducing agent on preparation of palladium
Sang Chai Kim1, Sang Chul Jung, Young-Kwon Park
1Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University, Muan 534-729, Korea.
Abstract:
We investigated the influence of a surfactant and reducing agent on the preparation of palladium nanoparticles, characterizing the prepared palladium nanoparticles by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffractometer (XRD). Colloidal palladium nanoparticles are prepared using PdCl2 as a precursor and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a surfactant. In addition, hydrogen and sodium borohydride are used as reducing agents are used to characterize the prepared palladium nanoparticles. The concentrations of a precursor, a surfactant and its molecular weight affect the size of palladium nanoparticles, while the reducing agents influence the morphologies and structures of palladium nanoparticles.

