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In Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles without Aggregation in the Interlayer Space of Layered Titanate Transparent Films
Published on: January 17, 2017
Light wavelength-switchable photocatalytic reaction by gold nanoparticle-loaded titanium(IV) dioxide
Shin-ichi Naya1, Miwako Teranishi, Takeshi Isobe
1Environmental Research Laboratory, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan. shinichi.naya@itp.kindai.ac.jp
Abstract:
Surface plasmon resonance excitation of gold nanoparticle-loaded on titanium(IV) dioxide (Au/TiO(2)) by visible light (lambda > 420 nm) has led to selective oxidation of thiol to disulfide, whereas the reaction is reversed by UV light irradiation (lambda > 300 nm).

