The synthesis of highly active carbon dot-coated gold nanoparticles <i>via</i> the room-temperature <i>in situ</i> carbonization of organic ligands for 4-nitrophenol reduction
Yue Zhu, Juan Du, Qianqian Peng, Fengyi Wang, Jing Hu, Yongsong Luo, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Khalid A. Alzahrani, Baozhan Zheng, Xuping Sun, Dan Xiao
Abstract
π-π stacking interactions provided a high concentration of 4-NP near AuNPs, leading to a more effective reduction of 4-NP.
Topics & Concepts
CarbonizationStackingColloidal gold4-NitrophenolCatalysisNanoparticleAdsorptionMaterials scienceCarbon fibersIn situNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringComposite numberNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications