scholarly journals σ-Holes and σ-lumps direct the Lewis basic and acidic interactions of noble metal nanoparticles: introducing regium bonds

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 2676-2692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joakim Halldin Stenlid ◽  
Adam Johannes Johansson ◽  
Tore Brinck

Using local DFT-based probes for electrostatic as well as charge transfer/polarization interactions, we are able to characterize Lewis basic and acidic sites on copper, silver and gold nanoparticles.

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 8080-8086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nisar ◽  
Shujaat Ali Khan ◽  
Muhammad Raza Shah ◽  
Ajmal Khan ◽  
Umar Farooq ◽  
...  

The fluoroquinolone drug moxifloxacin (Mox) has been used to protect silver and gold nanoparticles. The nano-conjugates exhibited urease inhibition and antibacterial activity.


Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (41) ◽  
pp. 19478-19483
Author(s):  
Dongha Shin

The NC stretching bands in heterogeneous gap-mode nanostructures present the change of surface potential of noble metal nanoparticles interacting with organic vapor.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Van Thuan Le ◽  
Ngoc Nhu Quynh Ngu ◽  
Tan Phat Chau ◽  
Thi Dung Nguyen ◽  
Van Toan Nguyen ◽  
...  

This study describes a simple green method for the synthesis of Limnophila rugosa leaf-extract-capped silver and gold nanoparticles without using any expensive toxic reductant or stabilizer. The noble metal nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) method. It has been found that the biosynthesized silver and gold nanoparticles are nearly spherical in shape with a mean particle size distribution of 87.5 nm and 122.8 nm, respectively. XRD and SAED patterns confirmed the crystalline nanostructure of the metal nanoparticles. FTIR spectra revealed the functional groups of biomolecules presented in the extract possibly responsible for reducing metallic ions and stabilizing formed nanoparticles. The biosynthesized metal nanoparticles have potential application in catalysis. Compared to previous reports, Limnophila rugosa leaf-extract-capped silver and gold nanoparticles exhibited a good catalytic activity in the reduction of several derivatives of nitrophenols including 1,4-dinitrobenzene, 2-nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, and 4-nitrophenol.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (34) ◽  
pp. 18753-18757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qipeng Lu ◽  
Lijie Zhu ◽  
Sumei Han ◽  
Yanbing Hou ◽  
Wenbin Cao

Herein, we investigate the mechanism of photocatalytic synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles by reductive photoelectrons generated from semiconductors.


2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (12) ◽  
pp. 125302
Author(s):  
Wajeeha Saeed ◽  
Zeeshan Abbasi ◽  
Shumaila Majeed ◽  
Sohail Anjum Shahzad ◽  
Abdul Faheem Khan ◽  
...  

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