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Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of Gold Intercalated in the Walls of Mesoporous Silica
Published on: July 9, 2015
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of gold nanoparticles driven by supramolecular host-guest chemistry
Marc Padilla1, Francesca Peccati1, José Luis Bourdelande1
1Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Mariona.Sodupe@uab.cat Jordi.Hernando@uab.cat.
Abstract:
Functionalization of gold nanoparticles with supramolecular hosts allows their plasmon-based photocatalytic activity to be enhanced. This is mainly ascribed to the formation of labile host-guest complexes with the reagent molecules on the metal surface, thus promoting nanoparticle-substrate approximation without interfering with the light-induced catalytic process.
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