Photocatalytic activity of gold nanocrystals and its role in determining the stability of surface thiol monolayers

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 565-568

  Li, J Jack ^a   Peng, Xiaogang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disulfides; Gold Nanocrystals; Photocatalyst; Thiols

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; THIOL LIGANDS;

COLLOIDS; GOLD; MONOLAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

GOLD; LIGAND; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; CONFERENCE PAPER; NANOPARTICLE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; GOLD; LIGANDS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 7044229881     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2004.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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