Plasmonic photocatalysts: harvesting visible light with noble metal nanoparticles

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 9813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Baibiao Huang ◽  
Ying Dai ◽  
Myung-Hwan Whangbo
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Noble Metal Nanoparticles

scholarly journals Visible Light-Mediated Sustainable Antibacterial Activity and Osteogenic Functionality of Au and Pt Multi-Coated TiO2 Nanotubes

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 5976
Author(s):  
Kyoung-Suk Moon ◽  
Young-Bum Park ◽  
Ji-Myung Bae ◽  
Eun-Joo Choi ◽  
Seung-Han Oh
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Titania Nanotubes ◽  
Noble Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy

The visible light reactions of noble metal-based photocatalysts have been increasingly utilized to investigate their antibacterial activities. Furthermore, the photoreactions at various visible light wavelengths for specific combinations of titania nanotubes and noble metal nanoparticles have been found to promote osteogenic functionality. In this investigation, a novel multi-coating combination of noble metals (gold and platinum) on titania nanotubes was assessed using plasmonic photocatalysis and low-level laser therapy at 470 and 600 nm. The results showed that this coating on the nanotubes promoted antibacterial activity and osteogenic functionality. The order in which the gold and platinum coatings were layered onto the titania nanotubes strongly affected the osteogenic performance of the human mesenchymal stem cells. These results have identified a new approach for the development of efficient novel combinations of noble metal nanoparticles and titania nanotubes with visible light responses, sustainable antimicrobial activity, and osteogenic functionality.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on the Influence of Noble Metal Nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pd) on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO NPs Embedded in Renewable Castor Oil Polymer Matrices

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3468
Author(s):  
Andreea L. Chibac-Scutaru ◽  
Viorica Podasca ◽  
Daniel Timpu ◽  
Violeta Melinte
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Noble Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Zno Nps ◽  
Urethane Dimethacrylate

Hybrid polymeric materials, due to the unique combination of properties that can be obtained by the convenient variation of organic and inorganic components, represent an attractive alternative for many applications, especially photocatalysis. Herein, we report the preparation of nanocomposite films containing functionalized ZnO nanoparticles, as well as in situ photogenerated noble metal nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pd), for the achieving of materials with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. The flexible free-standing nanocomposite films were synthesized by photopolymerization of a monomer mixture (silane castor oil urethane dimethacrylate and polypropylene oxide urethane dimethacrylate) in the presence of a Irgacure 819 photoinitiator. The efficiency of ZnO NPs functionalization was established by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis, while the polymer composites were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy to evidence the formation, size and distribution of the nanoparticles inside the photocrosslinked matrix. To establish the photocatalytic capacity of nanocomposite films, the decomposition of various pollutants (methyl orange, phenol, metronidazole) was monitored under visible light irradiation, the best results being obtained for Au/ZnO film. Also, the advantage of immobilizing the catalysts in a polymeric support and its recycling ability without a significant decrease in photocatalytic efficiency was analysed.

An insight into the binding behavior of graphene oxide and noble metal nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (12) ◽  
pp. 125302
Author(s):  
Wajeeha Saeed ◽  
Zeeshan Abbasi ◽  
Shumaila Majeed ◽  
Sohail Anjum Shahzad ◽  
Abdul Faheem Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Noble Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Binding Behavior ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Exterior and Internal Uniform Loading of Pt Nanoparticles on Yolk-Shell La2O3 by Acoustic Levitation Synthesis with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Qin ◽  
Qing Chang ◽  
Yinkai Yu ◽  
Hongjing Wu
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Shell Structure ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Chemical Interaction ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
Acoustic Levitation

By the deposition of noble metal nanoparticles on a metal oxide substrate with a specific micro-/nanostructure, namely, yolk-shell structure, a remarkable improvement in photocatalytic performance can be achieved by the composites. Nevertheless, noble metal nanoparticles only distribute on the surface shell of metal oxide substrates when the conventional wet-chemistry reduction approach is employed. Herein, we proposed a novel acoustic levitation synthesis of Pt nanoparticles deposited on yolk-shell La2O3. The composites not only displayed well-defined, homogeneous distribution of Pt NPs on the exterior shell of La2O3 and the interior La2O3 core, but an enhanced chemical interaction between Pt and La2O3. The unique structure not only can display improved photocatalytic degradation rate toward methyl orange, but also may show great potential in fields of hydrogen generation, environmental protection, etc. The novel acoustic levitation synthesis can supplement the methodology of synthesizing well dispersed noble metal oxides over the whole yolk-shell structure through noble metal NPs deposition method.

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