Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties

Muhammad Nawaz Tahir; Filipe Natalio; Musa Ali Cambaz; Martin Panthoefer; Robert Branscheid; Ute Kolb; Wolfgang Tremel

doi:10.1039/c3nr02817h

Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties

Muhammad Nawaz Tahir^*, Filipe Natalio, Musa Ali Cambaz, Martin Panthoefer, Robert Branscheid, Ute Kolb, Wolfgang Tremel

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Colloidal Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals with linear and branched shape were synthesized. The number of ZnO domains on the Au seeds can be controlled by the solvent mixture. Imidazole-functionalized Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals were soluble in water and exhibited a greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to ZnO nanocrystals. The pristine heterodimeric NPs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9944-9949
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nanoscale
Volume	5
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr02817h
Publication status	Published - 2013

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