Design and preparation of supported Au catalyst with enhanced catalytic activities by rationally positioning Au nanoparticles on anatase

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2345-2349

  Wang, Liang ^b   Wang, Hong ^a   Rice, Andrew E ^a   Zhang, Wei ^c   Li, Xiaokun ^d   Chen, Mingshu ^d   Meng, Xiangju ^b   Lewis, James P ^a   Xiao, Feng Shou ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anatase; gold nanoparticle; interaction; oxidation reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INTERACTION; OXIDATION REACTIONS; SUPPORTED-METAL CATALYSTS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84934991119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00655     Document Type: Article

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