title: Influence of a surfactant and reducing agent on preparation of palladium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University, Muan 534-729, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Chai
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Young-Kwon
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ho Geun
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Seong Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Seo