Rational design of NixCoyP@C cocatalyst for enhanced overall water splitting based on g-C3N4 photocatalyst — the synergy of carbon-shell modification and bimetal modulation

Author(s):  
Tingfeng Zhang ◽  
Xuefang Lan ◽  
Lili Wang ◽  
Jinsheng Shi ◽  
Kefeng Xiao

Developing high-performance and low-cost cocatalyst is crucial to realize large-scale H2 production using solar energy. Herein, a non-precious NixCoy-P@C core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) is synthesized as a high active cocatalyst for...

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (31) ◽  
pp. 12046-12053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Zhang ◽  
Xianbo Yu ◽  
Feng Yan ◽  
Chunyan Li ◽  
Xitian Zhang ◽  
...  

N-Doped graphene supported Co@CoO core–shell nanoparticles as highly active and stable bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting are favorably comparable to the performance of Pt and IrO2.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asli Yilmaz ◽  
Mehmet Yilmaz

Despite numerous attempts to fabricate the core–shell nanoparticles, novel, simple, and low-cost approaches are still required to produce these efficient nanosystems. In this study, we propose the synthesis of bimetallic core–shell nanoparticles of gold (AuNP) and silver (AgNP) nanostructures via a bioinspired polydopamine (PDOP) layer and their employment as a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) platform. Herein, the PDOP layer was used as an interface between nanostructures as well as stabilizing and reducing agents for the deposition of silver ions onto the AuNPs. UV-vis absorption spectra and electron microscope images confirmed the deposition of the silver ions and the formation of core–shell nanoparticles. SERS activity tests indicated that both the PDOP thickness and silver deposition time are the dominant parameters that determine the SERS performances of the proposed core–shell system. In comparison to bare AuNPs, more than three times higher SERS signal intensity was obtained with an enhancement factor of 3.5 × 105.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Khatami ◽  
Hajar Alijani ◽  
Meysam Nejad ◽  
Rajender Varma

Among an array of hybrid nanoparticles, core-shell nanoparticles comprise of two or more materials, such as metals and biomolecules, wherein one of them forms the core at the center, while the other material/materials that were located around the central core develops a shell. Core-shell nanostructures are useful entities with high thermal and chemical stability, lower toxicity, greater solubility, and higher permeability to specific target cells. Plant or natural products-mediated synthesis of nanostructures refers to the use of plants or its extracts for the synthesis of nanostructures, an emerging field of sustainable nanotechnology. Various physiochemical and greener methods have been advanced for the synthesis of nanostructures, in contrast to conventional approaches that require the use of synthetic compounds for the assembly of nanostructures. Although several biological resources have been exploited for the synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles, but plant-based materials appear to be the ideal candidates for large-scale green synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles. This review summarizes the known strategies for the greener production of core-shell nanoparticles using plants extract or their derivatives and highlights their salient attributes, such as low costs, the lack of dependence on the use of any toxic materials, and the environmental friendliness for the sustainable assembly of stabile nanostructures.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (116) ◽  
pp. 95454-95462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Hong-Ling Liu ◽  
Ning Fang ◽  
Xue-Mei Li ◽  
Wei-Hua Guo ◽  
...  

Multifunctional high-performance La1−xSrxMnO3@Au core–shell nanoparticles were synthesized by nanoemulsion with polymers, showing sharp Curie transition, excellent amphiphilic dispersibility and optical properties as well as biocompatibility.


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