Metal Nano Powder

Palladium (Pd) is a rare and precious metal and this metal be included in the Platinum group elements. It is highly utilized as an active catalyst material in automotive catalytic converters, however it also the applications in the engineering, electronics, biomedical, have and jewellery sectors. As the catalytic performance of Palladium nanoparticles are susceptible to the shape and size for its performance as a catalyst.

Palladium nanoparticles provide the opportunity for being more effective catalyst materials because of their high surface area to volume ratio and high surface energy. Palladium plays a key role in many technologies and is employed in many industrial applications, especially those concerned with the low-temperature reduction of automobile pollutants and the formation of C-C bonds in a number of important organic reactions such as Heck, Suzuki, and Stille coupling reactions.

Pd is also an indispensable material component in applications involving hydrogen storage and gas sensing. These nanoparticles can be stabilized with ligands, surfactants, dendrimers, etc. Moreover, Palladium Nanoparticles show high catalytic activity for ethanol electrooxidation in basic media and have the potential to be utilized as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. Thus, the development of new synthetic methods for the formation of Palladium Nanoparticles with well-controlled size and shape is important for a large number of future applications.

Palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) exhibit remarkable optical, electronic, and chemical properties. Now, these PdNPs are being investigated for use as sensors and catalysts. The application of PdNPs in the biomedical field is yet to be adequately investigated, although the green-synthesized palladium nanoparticles possess remarkable antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Plant-derived PdNPs seem to have the potential for application in cancer therapy because these compounds are also toxic to cancer cells.