Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances

The localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in plasmonic nanoparticles have been used in accelerating photocatalytic reactions under light illumination. To improve the catalytic performances, bimetallic nanoparticles composed of a plasmonic core and a catalytic shell, where LSPR-excited hot ele...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chun Cheng, Tian-Song Deng
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Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0270975
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description The localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in plasmonic nanoparticles have been used in accelerating photocatalytic reactions under light illumination. To improve the catalytic performances, bimetallic nanoparticles composed of a plasmonic core and a catalytic shell, where LSPR-excited hot electrons and the intrinsic catalytically active sites work synergistically, have attracted much attention. Bimetallic nanostructures are a promising material for the fabrication of a novel type of photo-enhanced nanoreactor. This work presents a photoreactor based on gold–palladium (Au@Pd) nanorods with an optimized photothermal conversion and localized surface plasmon effect. Au@Pd nanorods were fabricated via a seed-mediated growth method using the surfactant hexadecylpyridiniumbromide monohydrate, making the Au@Pd surface rough, which can provide more active sites than smooth surfaces. The photothermal conversion of Au@Pd nanorods was improved with a titanium dioxide shell. Through the titanium dioxide shell, under the same light irradiation, its efficiency in catalyzing methylene blue is at most five times that of gold nanorods and at most two times that of Au@Pd nanorods.
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spelling doaj-art-a0d08154ddc94b4d84ef2e886230b1432025-08-20T02:38:29ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-06-01156065008065008-910.1063/5.0270975Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performancesYu-Chun Cheng0Tian-Song Deng1School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of ChinaThe localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in plasmonic nanoparticles have been used in accelerating photocatalytic reactions under light illumination. To improve the catalytic performances, bimetallic nanoparticles composed of a plasmonic core and a catalytic shell, where LSPR-excited hot electrons and the intrinsic catalytically active sites work synergistically, have attracted much attention. Bimetallic nanostructures are a promising material for the fabrication of a novel type of photo-enhanced nanoreactor. This work presents a photoreactor based on gold–palladium (Au@Pd) nanorods with an optimized photothermal conversion and localized surface plasmon effect. Au@Pd nanorods were fabricated via a seed-mediated growth method using the surfactant hexadecylpyridiniumbromide monohydrate, making the Au@Pd surface rough, which can provide more active sites than smooth surfaces. The photothermal conversion of Au@Pd nanorods was improved with a titanium dioxide shell. Through the titanium dioxide shell, under the same light irradiation, its efficiency in catalyzing methylene blue is at most five times that of gold nanorods and at most two times that of Au@Pd nanorods.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0270975
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Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
AIP Advances
title Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
title_full Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
title_fullStr Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
title_full_unstemmed Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
title_short Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
title_sort au pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0270975
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