title: Investigation of size-dependent properties of sub-nanometer palladium clusters encapsulated within a polyamine dendrimer.
abstract: This study describes the first example of the investigation of electronic, geometric, and catalytic properties of Pd subnano metal clusters of Pd(4), Pd(8), and Pd(16) stabilized by poly(propylene imine) (PPI) dendrimers using XAFS and IR analyses. The relations among these properties are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kibata
authors.forename: Takato
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsudome
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizugaki
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jitsukawa
authors.forename: Kiyotomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneda