Structural Characterizations of Palladium Clusters Prepared by Polyol Reduction of [PdCl₄]²⁻ Ions

Table 1

Weight and atomic percentages obtained by EDS and XPS analysis for palladium clusters embedded in PVP produced by reduction of [PdCl₄]²⁻ at 90°C.

Elements	Weight (%); from EDS	Atomic (%); from EDS	Atomic (%); from XPS
% C	76.7	82.0	76.1
% O	22.1	17.8	12.4
% Pd	1.2	0.1	0.1