Branch number matters: Promoting catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol over gold nanostars by raising the number of branches and coating with mesoporous SiO2

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that highly branched gold nanostars (AuNSs) and silica-coated AuNSs (AuNSs@mSiO2) could potentially serve as efficient hydrogenation catalysts. The catalytic activity could be promoted by raising the number of tipped-branches of A...

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Main Authors: Ndokoye, P., Zhao, Q., Li, Xin Yong, Li, T., Tade, Moses, Wang, Shaobin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Academic Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8924