Toward to branched platinum nanoparticles by polyol reduction: a role of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) molecules

• Main Authors: Tsuji, Masaharu, Jiang, Peng, Hikino, Sachie, Lima, Seongyop, Yano, Ryuto, Jang, Sang-Min, Yoon, Seong-Ho, Ishigami, Naoki, Tang, Xinling, Kamarudin, Khairul Sozana Nor
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier BV 2008
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12787/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.09.030

Branched Pt nanoparticles with nanometer sizes have been successfully synthesized by reduction of H2PtCl6 center dot 6H(2)O precursor in ethylene glycol (EG) in the presence of small amounts of NaNO3 and PVP Morphologies of the Pt nanoparticles can be systematically evolved from regular octahedron,...