Original scientific paper
Preparation of [C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites and Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol through Catalysis
Jeong Won Ko
; Department of Convergence Science, Graduate School, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea
Jiulong Li
; Department of Chemistry, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea
Weon Bae Ko
; Department of Chemistry, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract
A gold nanoparticle solution was prepared by adding sodium borohydride (NaBH4), trisodium citrate dihydrate (C6H5Na3O7⋅2H2O), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB,(C16H33)N(CH3)3Br), ascorbic acid (C6H8O6), and potassium tetrachloroaurate(III)(KAuCl4) to distilled water and stirring the solution for 15 min. [C60]fullerene nanowhisker-gold nanoparticle composites were synthesized using C60-saturated toluene, the gold nanoparticle solution, and isopropyl alcohol by liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP).
The product of the nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and solid-state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of the [C60]fullerene nanowhisker-gold nanoparticle composites was confirmed in 4-nitrophenol reduction by UV-vis spectroscopy.
Keywords
[C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites; Catalyst; 4-nitrophenol; Reduction
Hrčak ID:
157561
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Publication date:
1.1.2015.
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