摘要
The decomposition of Cull nanoparticles in aqueous solution has been successfully developed as a novel method for the preparation of Cu2O nanoparticles. In particular, we found that the decomposition of Cull nanoparticles in aqueous solution could be catalyzed by Au colloids, forming CU2O-Au nanocomposites. The composition and structure of the resulting Cu2O-Au nanocomposites have been characterized in detail by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Their visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity toward various dye molecules has also been investigated. Depending on the Au：Cu ratio, Cu20-Au nanocomposites exhibit different novel nanostructures including a beautiful flower-like nanostructure that consists of polycrystalline Cu2O, amorphous Cu2O and Au colloids. We propose that the rapidly-generated bubbles of H2 during the course of the catalytic decomposition reaction drive the simultaneously-formed Cu2O to form amorphous curved thin foils and might also act as a template to assemble curved thin foils of amorphous Cu2O, polycrystalline Cu2O and Au colloids into uniform nanostructures. A Cu2O-Au nanocomposite with a Cu：Au ratio of 40 exhibits remarkable chemisorption capacity and visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity towards methyl orange and acid orange 7 and is a promising chemisorption-photocatalysis integrated catalyst. The catalytic decomposition of the metal hydride might open up a new approach for the fabrication of other metal/metal oxide nanocomposites with novel nanostructures and properties.
在水的答案的 CuH nanoparticles 的分解成功地为 Cu2O nanoparticles 的准备作为一个新奇方法被开发了。特别地，我们发现在水的答案的 CuH nanoparticles 的分解能被 Au 胶体催化，形成 Cu2O-Au nanocomposites。产生 Cu2O-Au nanocomposites 的作文和结构被诱导地联合的血浆详细描绘了原子排放光谱学，粉末 X 光检查衍射， N2 吸附解吸附作用等温线，红外线的光谱学， X 光检查光电子光谱学，扫描电子显微镜学和传播电子显微镜学。他们向各种各样的染料分子的 visible-light-driven photocatalytic 活动也被调查了。取决于 Au : Cu 比率， Cu2O-Au nanocomposites 展览包括由多晶的 Cu2O，非结晶的 Cu2O 和 Au 组成的美丽的象花的 nanostructure 的不同新奇 nanostructures 胶体。我们建议 H2 的快产生的水泡在催化分解反应的功课期间驱使同时形成的 Cu2O 形成非结晶的弄弯的薄陪衬并且当装配的一个模板弄弯非结晶的 Cu2O，多晶的 Cu2O 和 Au 胶体的薄陪衬进一致 nanostructures，可能也行动。有 Cu 的 Cu2O-Au nanocomposite : 40 的 Au 比率向甲基橘子和酸橘子展出显著化学吸着能力和 visible-light-driven photocatalytic 活动 7 并且是有希望的化学吸着光催化综合催化剂。金属氢化物的催化分解可能与新奇 nanostructures 和性质为另外的金属 / 金属氧化物 nanocomposites 的制造开创一条新途径。
基金
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （grant No. 20773113）, the Solar Energy Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Basic Research Program of China （No. 2010CB923302）, MOE program for PCSIRT （IRT0756）, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （No. WK2060030005）, and the MPG-CAS partner group program.
