@article{bce9fdd4b8cd4afb97285adaf74e2f04,
title = "Facile synthesis of size-controlled Rh nanoparticles via microwave-assisted alcohol reduction and their catalysis of CO oxidation ",
abstract = "Size-controlled Rh nanoparticles stabilized by poly(vinyl-pyrrolidone) were quickly synthesized via alcohol reduction. Microwave-assisted synthesis in closed vessels allowed alcohols with low-to-high boiling points to be used as reductants under the same preparation conditions. Pure ethanol has not been used previously because its boiling point is lower than the temperature required for Rh3+ reduction. Alcohols with relatively strong reduction ability were found to lead to smaller Rh nanoparticles. The ability to oxidize CO was enhanced as the Rh particle size decreased.",
author = "Yoshihide Nishida and Katsutoshi Sato and Tomokazu Yamamoto and Dongshuang Wu and Kohei Kusada and Hirokazu Kobayashi and Syo Matsumura and Hiroshi Kitagawa and Katsutoshi Nagaoka",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partly supported by the ACCEL, Japan Science and Technology Agency (grant number JPMJAC1501). STEM/TEM observations were performed as part of a program conducted by the Advanced Characterization Nanotechnology Platform Japan, sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT), Japan. K. Sato thanks the Program for Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries commissioned by MEXT. We deeply acknowledge STEM/TEM observations with T. Toriyama (Kyushu University). The authors thank Mr. Y. Wada (Oita University) for his assistance with TEM and XPS analysis. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 The Chemical Society of Japan",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1246/cl.170440",
language = "English",
volume = "46",
pages = "1254--1257",
journal = "Chemistry Letters",
issn = "0366-7022",
publisher = "The Chemical Society of Japan",
number = "8",
}