Nanomaterials of high surface energy with exceptional properties in catalysis and energy storage

ZY Zhou, N Tian, JT Li, I Broadwell… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of nanomaterials for use in catalytic and energy storage applications strongly
depends on the nature of their surfaces. Nanocrystals with high surface energy have an …

Shape‐controlled nanostructures in heterogeneous catalysis

F Zaera - ChemSusChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnologies have provided new methods for the preparation of nanomaterials with
well‐defined sizes and shapes, and many of those procedures have been recently …

Size, composition, and surface capping-dependent catalytic activity of spherical gold nanoparticles

X Yuan, L Ge, H Zhou, J Tang - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gold nanostructures are used as catalysts in heterogeneous catalytic processes and have
intrigued chemists and materials scientists. Isotropic spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) …

Underpotential deposition of lead on quasi-spherical and faceted gold nanoparticles

C Jeyabharathi, M Zander, F Scholz - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The underpotential deposition of lead was studied on spherical and faceted gold
nanoparticles. On 21.7 nm spherical nanoparticles, a single stripping peak from Au (111) …

Gold nanoparticle@ polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane hybrid scaffolds in microfluidic format–highly efficient and green catalytic platforms

P Scholder, M Hafner, AW Hassel, I Nischang - 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the preparation of new hybrid organic–inorganic multiporous monolithic
capillary columns carrying gold nanoparticles of 5, 10, 50, and 100 nm size and their use as …

Control of shape and surface crystallography of gold nanocrystals for electrochemical applications

Y Chen, AA Fernandes, A Erbe - Electrochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Colloidal gold particles can be easily produced by the reaction between HAuCl 4 and N, N-
dimethylformamide (DMF) without the presence of any capping agent. Depending on the …

Morphology and size effects on the reduction of silver oxide by hydrogen

G Schimo, AM Kreuzer, AW Hassel - physica status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The dependence of reactivity towards hydrogen on size and morphology was studied for
silver oxide Ag2O microparticles. Morphological tuning of the microparticles, which …

Formic acid oxidation on Pd thin film coated Au nanocrystals

Y Tang, S Zou - Surfaces, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cubic, octahedral, and rhombic dodecahedral gold nanocrystals enclosed by {100},{111},
and {110} facets, respectively, were prepared by a seed-mediated growth method at the …

{110}‐Terminated Square‐Shaped Gold Nanoplates and Their Electrochemical Surface Reactivity

Y Chen, S Milenkovic, AW Hassel - ChemElectroChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐crystalline Au nanoplates with a square shape and unique {110} facets were
synthesized through directional eutectoid decomposition. The average edge length and …

Enhancement of the electrocatalytic activity of gold nanoparticles towards methanol oxidation

Y Chen, AW Hassel, A Erbe - Electrocatalysis, 2011 - Springer
By citrate reduction of HAuCl 4, Au nanoparticles with a diameter of 15 nm and low
polydispersity were synthesized. By deposition and subsequent dissolution of PbO 2 in an …