Issue 4, 2012

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of hybrid Fe2O3–Pd nanoparticulate catalysts

Abstract

“Hybrid” nanoparticles (NPs) comprising physically fused Fe2O3 and Pd domains can act as efficient photocatalysts, driving photoreduction of metal salts to metal nanoparticles. The overall photocatalytic redox cycle of the composite entails reduction on the Pd domain and oxidation on the Fe2O3 part. The photocatalytic activity of Fe2O3–Pd hybrids is three times higher than that of statistical mixtures of Fe2O3 NPs and Pd NPs.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced photocatalytic activity of hybrid Fe2O3–Pd nanoparticulate catalysts

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
14 Sep 2011
Accepted
01 Dec 2011
First published
02 Dec 2011

Chem. Sci., 2012,3, 1090-1094

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of hybrid Fe2O3–Pd nanoparticulate catalysts

Y. Wei, S. Han, D. A. Walker, S. C. Warren and B. A. Grzybowski, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1090 DOI: 10.1039/C2SC00673A

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