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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1961-1965 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- Hydrogen
- Nanoparticle
- Palladium
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)
- Sodium borohydride