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Synthesis and assembly of Pd nanoparticles on graphene for enhanced electrooxidation of formic acid

Abstract

Monodisperse 4.5 nm Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by solution phase reduction of palladium acetylacetonate with morpholine borane in a mixture of oleylamine and 1-octadecene. These NPs were assembled on graphene uniformly in the form of a monolayer, and showed much enhanced catalysis for electrooxidation of formic acid. The work demonstrates the great potential of graphene as a support to enhance NP catalysis and stability for important chemical oxidation reactions.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and assembly of Pd nanoparticles on graphene for enhanced electrooxidation of formic acid

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Oct 2012
Accepted
31 Oct 2012
First published
06 Nov 2012

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 160-163

Synthesis and assembly of Pd nanoparticles on graphene for enhanced electrooxidation of formic acid

T. Jin, S. Guo, J. Zuo and S. Sun, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 160 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR33060A

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