1. ULTRAFINE AU NANODOTS ON GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF 4-NITROPHENOL.
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CHEN, JIANLI, CHENG, GANG, LI, ZHUANGNAN, MIAO, FUJUN, CUI, XIAOQIANG, and ZHENG, WEITAO
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NITROPHENOLS ,GRAPHENE oxide ,CATALYSIS ,ELECTROCHEMICAL sensors ,BIOSENSORS ,NANOSTRUCTURED materials ,TRANSMISSION electron microscopy ,ATOMIC force microscopy - Abstract
Graphene oxide nanosheet is an ideal platform to capture nanoparticles for highly efficient catalysis, electrochemical sensing and biosensing. In this work, we have described a simple synthesis method for preparation graphene oxide- nanohybrid. nanodots with an average size of 1.6 nm uniformly dispersed on the surface of graphene oxide. The well-defined nanostructure has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The nanohybrid also exhibits enhanced catalytic activity toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol by . Comparing with pure nanodots and graphene oxide, graphene oxide- nanohybrid shows the highest catalytic activity. This approach not only suggests a wide potential application of graphene oxide nanosheet as a host material for supporting a variety of nanoparticles, but also provides a new approach for the fabrication of graphene-based nanohybrids with multiple physical and chemical properties. Graphene oxide-Au nanohybrid has been prepared to enhance the catalytic activity toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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