Importance of size and contact structure of gold nanoparticles for the genesis of unique catalytic processes

T Ishida, T Murayama, A Taketoshi, M Haruta - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of catalysis by Au nanoparticles (NPs), unique catalytic features of Au
have appeared that are greatly different from those of Pd and Pt. In this Review, we aimed to …

Characterisation of gold catalysts

A Villa, N Dimitratos, CE Chan-Thaw… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Au-based catalysts have established a new important field of catalysis, revealing specific
properties in terms of both high activity and selectivity for many reactions. However, the …

Hot Electrons Do the Impossible: Plasmon-Induced Dissociation of H2 on Au

S Mukherjee, F Libisch, N Large, O Neumann… - Nano …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis is of paramount importance in chemistry and energy applications.
Catalysts that couple light energy into chemical reactions in a directed, orbital-specific …

Influence of excitation wavelength (UV or visible light) on the photocatalytic activity of titania containing gold nanoparticles for the generation of hydrogen or oxygen …

C Gomes Silva, R Juárez, T Marino… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles supported on P25 titania (Au/TiO2) exhibit photocatalytic activity for UV
and visible light (532 nm laser or polychromatic light λ> 400 nm) water splitting. The …

High performing and stable supported nano-alloys for the catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

W Luo, M Sankar, AM Beale, Q He, CJ Kiely… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid, a key platform molecule in many biorefinery
schemes, into γ-valerolactone is considered as one of the pivotal reactions to convert …

[BOEK][B] Catalysis by gold

GC Bond, C Louis, D Thompson - 2006 - books.google.com
Gold has traditionally been regarded as inactive as a catalytic metal. However, the advent of
nanoparticulate gold on high surface area oxide supports has demonstrated its high catalytic …

XPS characterization of Au/TiO2 catalysts: Binding energy assessment and irradiation effects

N Kruse, S Chenakin - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2011 - Elsevier
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to study the surface composition and
electronic structure of Au/TiO2 catalysts in comparison with TiO2 (anatase) and to reveal …

Surface chemistry of catalysis by gold

R Meyer, C Lemire, SK Shaikhutdinov, HJ Freund - Gold Bulletin, 2004 - Springer
Numerous experimental and theoretical studies are currently being performed which are
aimed at understanding why gold starts to catalyse these reactions when its dimensions go …

Ligand-Exchange Assisted Formation of Au/TiO2 Schottky Contact for Visible-Light Photocatalysis

D Ding, K Liu, S He, C Gao, Y Yin - Nano letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic noble metal nanoparticles have emerged as a promising material in sensitizing
wide-bandgap semiconductors for visible-light photocatalysis. Conventional methods in …

Characterization and reactivity in CO oxidation of gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2 prepared by deposition-precipitation with NaOH and urea

R Zanella, S Giorgio, CH Shin, CR Henry, C Louis - Journal of Catalysis, 2004 - Elsevier
Au/TiO2 catalysts were prepared by deposition-precipitation with NaOH (DP NaOH)(∼ 3
wt% Au) and urea (DP Urea)(∼ 8 wt% Au), and calcined at various temperatures between …