“…Tremendous progress has been made in the synthesis of Pd nanoparticles because of their unique physical and chemical properties and their applications as efficient nanocatalysts,f or example, in the electrooxidation of formica cid, [1] the reduction of 4-phenyl azo benzoic acid, [2] the oxidation of methanol, [3] and the Suzuki crosscoupling reaction of aryl halides with aryl boronic derivatives. [4] To maximize the catalytic and electrocatalytic activities, Pd has been coupledw ith carbon based materials and showed an enhanced performance because of their strong synergistic performance. [1,5,6] For example, Morgana nd co-workers demonstrated aP d-decorated carbon nanotube catalystw ith enhanced activity for formic acid electro-oxidation.…”