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Title: Synthesis of gold nanochains via photoactivation technique and their catalytic applications
Authors: Basu, Mrinmoyee
Keywords: Chemistry
UV photoactivation
Gold nanochain
β-Cyclodextrin
Redox reaction
Issue Date: 15-May-2013
Publisher: Elsiever
Abstract: The article reports a simple photoactivation technique for the synthesis of chain like assembly of spherical Au nanocrystals using a nontoxic biochemical, β-cyclodextrin under ∼365 nm UV-light irradiation. Under UV irradiation, β-cyclodextrin acts as a reducing as well as capping agent and eventually becomes a stabilizing linker for Au nanoparticles. The UV–visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic techniques are employed to systematically characterize the Au nanochains. Additionally, it is shown that the Au nanocrystals act as an effective catalyst for the reduction in nitrobenzene to aniline and methylene blue to leuco methylene blue in presence of suitable reducing agent. The catalytic reduction reactions and kinetic parameters are evaluated from UV–visible spectroscopy.
URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002197971300101X?via%3Dihub
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