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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties.

Muhammed Nawaz TahirWolfgang TremelFilipe NatalioMartin PanthöferMusa Ali CambazUte KolbRobert Branscheid

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SolventDiffractionColloidZno nanocrystalsMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanocrystalTransmission electron microscopyPhotocatalysisGeneral Materials ScienceNanotechnologySpectroscopy

description

Colloidal Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals with linear and branched shape were synthesized. The number of ZnO domains on the Au seeds can be controlled by the solvent mixture. Imidazole-functionalized Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals were soluble in water and exhibited a greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to ZnO nanocrystals. The pristine heterodimeric NPs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-08-30Nanoscale
10.1039/c3nr02817hhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23986102