“…Lowering the reaction temperature, increasing the mole ratio of DMAB or NaBH 4 to a Pd(II) precursor, and extending the reaction time favor an increased B-doping level. ,,, In fact, under otherwise similar conditions, DMAB and NaBH 4 yield B-doping levels of ∼6.7 and 2.7 atom % in Pd nanoparticles, respectively, in aqueous-phase synthesis . In addition, by adding an amphiphilic surfactant template, this aqueous synthesis involving DMAB can be further extended to construct different nanostructured Pd–B alloys such as nanospheres, nanowires, nanopillars, and so on. ,,, …”