title: Size-controlled synthesis of mesoporous palladium nanoparticles as highly active and stable electrocatalysts.
abstract: We report a solution phase synthesis of monodispersed mesoporous Pd nanoparticles (MPNs) with narrow particle size distributions. The average particle sizes can be controlled to a range of 25 nm to 42 nm, by utilizing cationic surfactants (as structure-directing agents) and triblock copolymers (as protective agents for controlled Pd deposition). The obtained MPNs exhibit very high electrocatalytic activity in formic acid oxidation.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. Yamauchi.Yusuke@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Cuiling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi