title: Novel surfactant-directed synthesis of ultra-thin palladium nanosheets as efficient electrocatalysts for glycerol oxidation.
abstract: Ultra-thin palladium nanosheets (PdNSs) with a diameter of ∼0.8 nm and characteristic (110)-oriented flat planes were synthesized by confined growth inside lamellar micelles. The rationally designed pyridinium-type surfactant with a long carbon chain (e.g., C22) is a crucial factor for the construction of PdNSs. The other synthesis parameters, including the reduction rate and concentration of reactants, should be carefully controlled. Owing to the ultra-thin feature, PdNSs performed superior electrocatalytic activity towards glycerol oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1403-8088
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6628-6377
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yanan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Min
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-845X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. ddxu@njnu.edu.cn baojianchun@njnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jianchun
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-6786
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bao