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Title: Shape-controlled synthesis of CO-free Pd nanocrystals with the use of formic acid as a reducing agent

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc07055h · OSTI ID:2008035
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  1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States); Xiamen University (China); Georgia Institute of Technology School of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States); Xiamen University (China)
  5. Xiamen University (China)

The work in this paper reports the use of formic acid as a reducing agent for the shape-controlled synthesis of Pd nanocrystals with no chemisorption of CO on the surface, as confirmed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FT-IR) spectroscopy.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15731
OSTI ID:
2008035
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Journal Name: ChemComm Journal Issue: 85 Vol. 52; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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