Controlled synthesis of one-dimensional Au-Ag porous nanostructures

The fabrication of a new type of one-dimensional Au-Ag porous nanotube（NPT） structure was presented based on a facile combination of nanocrystal growth and surface modification.Ag nanowires with various diameters were firstly served as the chemical plating templates via a polyol-process.Then,one-dimensional（1D） Au-Ag porous nanostructures with tailored structural features could be prepared by controlling the individual steps involved in this process,such as nanowire growth,surface modification,thermal diffusion,and dealloying.Structural characterizations reveal these Au-Ag porous nanotubes,non-porous nanotubes and porous nanowires possess novel nano-architectures with multimodal open porosity and excellent structural continuity and integrity,which make them particularly desirable as novel 1D nanocarriers for biomedical,drug delivery and sensing applications.

分级多孔金-铜薄膜对苯甲醇的催化氧化

采用合金/去合金法,在金-铜合金线表面制备了分级多孔金-铜薄膜结构(Hierarchically porous Au-Cu thin films,HPAFs)。该分级多孔结构是由微米级的大尺寸孔道-系带和纳米级小尺寸系带-孔道构成。通过对电沉积、退火处理及腐蚀条件的控制可以调控表面多孔薄膜层的厚度、结构以及组成。研究结果表明,脱合金处理残留的铜在富金的系带上形成了金主导的AuCu合金-CuOx异质结构,其可以有效地促进分子氧的活化,而分级多孔结构有利于反应物分子在孔内的扩散传质,从而赋予HPAFs催化剂对苯甲醇分子氧氧化反应高催化活性。