scholarly journals Au nanoparticle scaffolds modulating intermolecular interactions among the conjugated azobenzenes chemisorbed on curved surfaces: tuning the kinetics of cis–trans isomerisation

Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (33) ◽  
pp. 13836-13839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Raimondo ◽  
Bart Kenens ◽  
Federica Reinders ◽  
Marcel Mayor ◽  
Hiroshi Uji-i ◽  
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π–π Intermolecular interactions among the adjacent conjugated azobenzenes chemisorbed on (non-)flat Au surfaces can be tuned by varying the curvature of the Au nanoparticles.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kobayashi ◽  
Y. Ishii

This work describes a method for the deposition of Au nanoparticles on glass plates (Au-glass). An electroless metal plating technique was extended to the Au nanoparticle deposition. The technique consisted of three steps that took place on the glass plate: (1) adsorption of Sn2+ ions, (2) deposition of metallic Ag nuclei generated by reducing Ag+ ions with Sn2+ ions on the Sn-adsorbed sites, and (3) deposition of Au nanoparticles by reducing Au+ ions on the Ag surface. TEM observation revealed that metallic Au nanoparticles with a size of  nm were formed on the glass surface. A surface plasmon resonance absorption peak was observed, and its peak wavelength redshifted by immersing the Au-glass into a solution with a large dielectric constant. The redshift corresponded qualitatively to the calculation by the Mie theory accompanying the Drude expression, which was based on the change of the dielectric constant of the solution. The obtained results indicated that the Au-glass functioned as a sensor for measuring the dielectric constant of the solution.


Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengnan Yue ◽  
Yongli Shen ◽  
Ziliang Deng ◽  
Wenjuan Yuan ◽  
Wei Xi

Recently, there has been renewed interest in Au nanoparticle (Au NP) catalysts owing to their high selectivity for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. However, there is still limited knowledge on the...


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (43) ◽  
pp. 30079-30085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Lu ◽  
K. Wang ◽  
F.-R. Chen ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
M. L. Sui

We report the migration and segregation behaviors of Au atoms in solution during real time, by exploiting a charging effect in a dilute HAuCl4 water solution under electron irradiation, to allow the growth kinetics of Au nanoparticles to be successfully controlled.


Langmuir ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 9697-9702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwan Kim ◽  
Ji Won Lee ◽  
Hyang Bong Lee ◽  
Kuan Soo Shin

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
N.I. Romanovska ◽  
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P.A. Manorik ◽  
V.S. Vorobets ◽  
G.Ya. Kolbasov ◽  
...  

Carbon-doped mesoporous TiO2 nanostructures and TiO2-Au nanocomposites with stabilized Au nanoparticles have been synthesized by the sol-gel template method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemical current spectroscopy. The synthesis hydrothermal treatment conditions affected the particle size, electronic structure, morphology, phase, and chemical compositions, as well as the texture of the synthesized materials. The TiO2 and TiO2-Au based electrodes were light-sensitive in a wavelength range of 250–412 nm and were distinguished by a high catalytic activity during oxygen electroreduction. The presence of -ol and carboxylate groups in the amorphous phase is the main factor affecting the photosensitivity of TiO2 nanostructures to visible light and an increase in their photoactivity during the decomposition of methylene blue upon irradiation with ultraviolet and visible light relative to pure anatase. The higher photosensitivity and photoactivity of TiO2-Au nanocomposites compared with those of the corresponding starting TiO2 is due to the synergistic effect of Au nanoparticles and interstitial Ti-O-C groups, which depends on the Au nanoparticle content of the composite and on the mesopore size.


Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 9005-9013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh S. M. Hashemi ◽  
Fabio Grillo ◽  
Vikram R. Ravikumar ◽  
Dominik Benz ◽  
Ankit Shekhar ◽  
...  

Thermal atomic layer deposition of Au nanoparticles on titania in a fluidized bed reactor. Effects of precursor pulse time on Au nanoparticle size and loading.


2014 ◽  
Vol 07 (05) ◽  
pp. 1450064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan He ◽  
Ping Yang ◽  
Changchao Jia ◽  
Yanping Miao ◽  
Jie Zhao ◽  
...  

TiO 2 nanobelts have been fabricated through a hydrothermal method and subsequently sulfuric-acid-corrosion-treated for a rough surface. Noble metal nanoparticles such as Ag and Au were deposited on the coarse surface of TiO 2 nanobelts via a coprecipitation procedure. Ag – TiO 2 nanobelts were prepared in ethanolic solution contained silver nitrate ( AgNO 3) and sodium hydroxide ( NaOH ). Au – TiO 2 nanobelts were obtained in chloroauric acid ( HAuCl 4) using sodium borohydride ( NaBH 4) as the reductant. It is confirmed by the results of XRD patterns together with the SEM images that the composite of noble metal and TiO 2 nanobelts were obtained successfully and the Ag or Au nanoparticles were well-dispersed on the TiO 2 nanobelts. Moreover, the as-prepared Ag and Au nanoparticle-decorated TiO 2 nanobelts represent an enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with pure TiO 2 nanobelts, which is due to the fact that the Ag and Au nanoparticles on the surface of TiO 2 nanobelts act as sinks for the photogenerated electrons and promote the separation of the electrons and holes.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2516-2522 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Sirinakis ◽  
Rezina Siddique ◽  
Christos Monokroussos ◽  
Michael A. Carpenter ◽  
Alain E. Kaloyeros

Nanocomposite films consisting of gold nanoparticles embedded in an yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) matrix were synthesized at room temperature by radio-frequency co-sputtering from YSZ and Au targets at a 5 mTorr working pressure. The films were subsequently annealed for 2 h in 1 atm argon, with the annealing temperature varied from 600 to 1000 °C in steps of 100 °C. The composition, microstructure, and optical properties of the films were characterized as a function of annealing temperature by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and absorption spectroscopy. An optical absorption band due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of the Au nanoparticles was observed around a wavelength of 600 nm. Furthermore, the SPR band full width at half-maximum exhibited an inverse linear dependence on the radius of the Au nanoparticle, with a slope parameter A = 0.18, indicating a weak interaction between the YSZ matrix and the Au nanoparticles. The experimentally observed SPR dependence on nanoparticle size is discussed within the context of the Mie theory and its size-dependent optical constants.


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