Preparation and antibacterial properties of gold nanoparticles: A review

X Gu, Z Xu, L Gu, H Xu, F Han, B Chen… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The overuse of antibiotics has led to an increase in bacterial resistance and, in turn, to a
decreasing efficiency of the rare available antibiotics. Alternatively, gold nanoparticles are …

A study on the mechanism for the interaction of light with noble metal-metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures for various photophysical applications

ST Kochuveedu, YH Jang, DH Kim - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal oxide semiconductors hold great promise for applications in energy conversion and
storage, environmental remediation, optoelectronics, memory, light emission and other …

Towards highly efficient photocatalysts using semiconductor nanoarchitectures

H Zhou, Y Qu, T Zeid, X Duan - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for clean renewable energy sources is of central importance to address the ever-
increasing challenges of diminishing fossil fuels and global warming. Photocatalytic …

Porous photocatalysts for advanced water purifications

JH Pan, H Dou, Z Xiong, C Xu, J Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor-mediated heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising technology for water
purifications without generating harmful by-products. The photocatalyst with designed …

A review of the kinetics and mechanisms of formation of supported-nanoparticle heterogeneous catalysts

JE Mondloch, E Bayram, RG Finke - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles supported on high surface area materials are commonly used in many
industrially relevant catalytic reactions. This review examines the existing literature of the …

Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly Construction of Highly Ordered Metal-TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Heterostructures (M/TNTs, M = Au, Ag, Pt) with Tunable Catalytic Activities

F Xiao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have developed a facile and easily accessible layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly route
to synthesize hierarchically ordered M/TNTs (M= Au, Ag, Pt) heterostructures. These …

Enhancing photocatalytic activity of titania materials by using porous structures and the addition of gold nanoparticles

X Wang, RA Caruso - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium dioxide is a photocatalyst that has attracted considerable attention for tackling
pollution in liquid or gaseous environments. Titania has the benefits of high stability and low …

Plasmonic hybrid nanostructures in photocatalysis: Structures, mechanisms, and applications

R Ninakanti, F Dingenen, R Borah, H Peeters… - Topics in Current …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract (Sun) Light is an abundantly available sustainable source of energy that has been
used in catalyzing chemical reactions for several decades now. In particular, studies related …

Comparison of gold nanoparticles deposition methods and their influence on electrochemical and adsorption properties of titanium dioxide nanotubes

E Paradowska, K Arkusz, DG Pijanowska - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing interest of attachment of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on titanium dioxide
nanotubes (TNTs) has been devoted to obtaining tremendous properties suitable for …

SnO 2 nanocrystals on self-organized TiO 2 nanotube array as three-dimensional electrode for lithium ion microbatteries

G Du, Z Guo, P Zhang, Y Li, M Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) anodes have been prepared for lithium ion microbatteries by
depositing SnO2 nanocrystals into self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays through the …