Matryoshka-caged gold nanorods （mCGNRs） were successfully synthesized by alternating between a seed-mediated silver-coating method and galvanic replacement reactions （GRRs）. As the number of matryoshka layers of t...Matryoshka-caged gold nanorods （mCGNRs） were successfully synthesized by alternating between a seed-mediated silver-coating method and galvanic replacement reactions （GRRs）. As the number of matryoshka layers of the mCGNRs increased, the plasmon resonance peak broadened and was red-shifted, and the catalytic activity towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol （4-NTP） increased. When mCGNRs with 6 layers were used as nanocatalysts in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, the reaction rate coefficient was 5.2- and 3.7-times higher than that of the gold-nanorod- and caged-gold-nanorod-catalyzed reductions of 4-nitrophenol, respectively. In addition, the surface-plasmon-resonance-based absorption of light enhanced the catalytic performance of the mCGNRs. With the support of a polyurethane foam, the mCGNRs synthesized in this study can be applied as recydable heterogeneous catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol.展开更多
We report on a simple yet efficient approach to fabricate soft piezoresistive pressure sensors using copper nanowires-based aerogels.The sensors exhibit excellent sensitivity and durability and can be easily scalable ...We report on a simple yet efficient approach to fabricate soft piezoresistive pressure sensors using copper nanowires-based aerogels.The sensors exhibit excellent sensitivity and durability and can be easily scalable to form large-area sensing matrix for pressure mapping.This opens a low-cost strategy to wearable biomedical sensors.展开更多
文摘Matryoshka-caged gold nanorods （mCGNRs） were successfully synthesized by alternating between a seed-mediated silver-coating method and galvanic replacement reactions （GRRs）. As the number of matryoshka layers of the mCGNRs increased, the plasmon resonance peak broadened and was red-shifted, and the catalytic activity towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol （4-NTP） increased. When mCGNRs with 6 layers were used as nanocatalysts in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, the reaction rate coefficient was 5.2- and 3.7-times higher than that of the gold-nanorod- and caged-gold-nanorod-catalyzed reductions of 4-nitrophenol, respectively. In addition, the surface-plasmon-resonance-based absorption of light enhanced the catalytic performance of the mCGNRs. With the support of a polyurethane foam, the mCGNRs synthesized in this study can be applied as recydable heterogeneous catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol.
基金supported by ARC discovery Project (DP150103750)
文摘We report on a simple yet efficient approach to fabricate soft piezoresistive pressure sensors using copper nanowires-based aerogels.The sensors exhibit excellent sensitivity and durability and can be easily scalable to form large-area sensing matrix for pressure mapping.This opens a low-cost strategy to wearable biomedical sensors.
