This work was supported in part by grants from the ACS (PRF-44353-AC10) and the NSF (DMR-0451788), and a subcontract from GEMSEC, an MRSEC program on the UW campus sponsored by NSF. Y.X. is a Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar (2002–2007). B.L. was partially supported by the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the Korea Research Foundation (KRF).
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A Water-Based Synthesis of Octahedral, Decahedral, and Icosahedral Pd Nanocrystals†
Article first published online: 30 OCT 2007
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200703755
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 46, Issue 48, pages 9279–9282, December 10, 2007
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How to Cite
Lim, B., Xiong, Y. and Xia, Y. (2007), A Water-Based Synthesis of Octahedral, Decahedral, and Icosahedral Pd Nanocrystals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46: 9279–9282. doi: 10.1002/anie.200703755
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 DEC 2007
- Article first published online: 30 OCT 2007
- Manuscript Received: 15 AUG 2007
Funded by
- ACS. Grant Number: PRF-44353-AC10
- NSF. Grant Number: DMR-0451788
- MRSEC
- Korea Research Foundation (KRF)
Keywords:
- nanostructures;
- palladium;
- polyhedra;
- shape control
Shapes from water: Pd nanocrystals with controllable shapes are synthesized by reducing a Pd salt with citric acid in aqueous solution. Citric acid favors the formation of octahedra, icosahedra, or decahedra (see picture) owing to its strong binding to the {111} facets of Pd. Shape control of these nanocrystals is readily accomplished by adjusting the amounts of Na2PdCl4 precursor and citric acid added to the reaction mixture.