Graphene has been successfully modified with palladium nanoparticles in a facile manner by reducing palladium acetate [Pd(OAc)2] in the present of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), which is used as both surfactant and the reducing agent. The palladium nanoparticle-graphene hybrids (Pd-graphene hybrids) are characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. We demonstrate that the Pd-graphene hybrids can act as an efficient catalyst for the Suzuki reaction under aqueous and aerobic conditions, with the reaction reaching completion in as little as 5 min. The influence of the preparation conditions on the catalytic activities of the hybrids is also investigated. © 2010 Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Li, Y., Fan, X., Qi, J., Ji, J., Wang, S., Zhang, G., & Zhang, F. (2010). Palladium nanoparticle-graphene hybrids as active catalysts for the Suzuki reaction. Nano Research, 3(6), 429–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-010-0002-z
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