title: Decoration of carbon nanohorns with palladium and platinum nanoparticles.
abstract: Carbon nanohorns (CNHs) have been decorated with palladium and platinum nanoparticles, which are prepared in-situ, with the aid of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), by the self-regulated reduction of palladium acetate and chloroplatinic acid, respectively. The latter acts as a reducing agent for the metal ions, while at the same time, aids the solubilisation of CNHs. The soluble in polar media nanoPd-CNH and nanoPt-CNH hybrid materials have been characterised and morphologically evaluated by complementary microscopy, thermal and analytical techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, UV-VIS-NIR and Raman spectroscopy. Finally, the nanoPd-CNH and nanoPt-CNH hybrid materials have been tested in catalysis toward the formation of carbon-carbon bond in Heck, Suzuki and Stille reactions.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vass. Constantinou Ave., Athens 116 35, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karousis
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihashi
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yudasaka
authors.forename: Sumio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tagmatarchis