In this work, we demonstrated a simple and efficacious two-step method for the synthesis of Ag@Au core-shell nanoparticles （Ag@AuNPs） and the Ag/Au hollow nanocages （Ag/AuNCs） with Ag nanoparticles （AgNPs） as se...In this work, we demonstrated a simple and efficacious two-step method for the synthesis of Ag@Au core-shell nanoparticles （Ag@AuNPs） and the Ag/Au hollow nanocages （Ag/AuNCs） with Ag nanoparticles （AgNPs） as seeds by adjusting pH, and the preparation of hybrid Ag@AuNPs- or Ag/AuNCs-graphene oxide nanocomposites （Ag@AuNPs-GO or Ag/AuNCs-GO） based on the self-assembly. It was noticed from the elec- trostatic assembly experiment that the loading amount of Ag/AuNCs on GO nanosheet was more than that of Ag@AuNPs. The as-synthesized hybrid materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, ξ-potential, high-angle annular dark- field scanning transmission electron microscopy, thermo- gravimetric analyzer and X-ray diffraction. Catalytic activities of Ag@AuNPs, Ag/AuNCs and Ag/AuNCs-GO nanostructures were investigated in the reduction of 4-, 3-or 2-nitrophenol to 4-, 3- or 2-aminophenol, and on the basis of comparative kinetic studies the following trend was obtained for the related catalytic activity： Ag/AuNCs- GO 〉 Ag/AuNCs 〉 Ag@AuNPs. These observations were attributed to the simultaneous effects of surface area available for catalytic reaction and composition of the hybrid nanostructures.展开更多
基金Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Nalural Science Foundation of China （21 105042）, the Science Foundation of China Postdoctor （2014M560572）, the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province IZR2015BM024）, and Tai-Shan Scholar Research Fund of Shandong Province. The sludy was partially supported by grant NIH IR01DA037838 to Drs. Li and Nair.
文摘In this work, we demonstrated a simple and efficacious two-step method for the synthesis of Ag@Au core-shell nanoparticles （Ag@AuNPs） and the Ag/Au hollow nanocages （Ag/AuNCs） with Ag nanoparticles （AgNPs） as seeds by adjusting pH, and the preparation of hybrid Ag@AuNPs- or Ag/AuNCs-graphene oxide nanocomposites （Ag@AuNPs-GO or Ag/AuNCs-GO） based on the self-assembly. It was noticed from the elec- trostatic assembly experiment that the loading amount of Ag/AuNCs on GO nanosheet was more than that of Ag@AuNPs. The as-synthesized hybrid materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, ξ-potential, high-angle annular dark- field scanning transmission electron microscopy, thermo- gravimetric analyzer and X-ray diffraction. Catalytic activities of Ag@AuNPs, Ag/AuNCs and Ag/AuNCs-GO nanostructures were investigated in the reduction of 4-, 3-or 2-nitrophenol to 4-, 3- or 2-aminophenol, and on the basis of comparative kinetic studies the following trend was obtained for the related catalytic activity： Ag/AuNCs- GO 〉 Ag/AuNCs 〉 Ag@AuNPs. These observations were attributed to the simultaneous effects of surface area available for catalytic reaction and composition of the hybrid nanostructures.
