Facile interfacial synthesis of thin AuPd alloy nanowires for plasmon-enhanced selective photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol

• Published in: Journal of catalysis Vol. 436; p. 115588
• Main Authors: Li, Hang, Yao, Kaisheng, Liu, Tianhang, Han, Tianhang, Wang, Qi, Wang, Aozhou, Lu, Weiwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.08.2024
• Subjects: 1-naphthol; alloys; AuPd alloy nanowires; benzaldehyde; Benzyl alcohol; durability; light; lighting; liquid-liquid interface; Liquid-liquid interface synthesis; nanowires; oxidation; Photocatalysis; photocatalysts; reducing agents; Selective oxidation; Liquid-liquid interface synthesis; Selective oxidation; Benzyl alcohol; AuPd alloy nanowires; Photocatalysis

A facile synthetic technique is developed for the one-step fabrication of thin Au1Pd1 alloy nanowires at CHCl3-H2O interface and under mild conditions, which exhibit plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic activity and selectivity for benzyl alcohol oxidation to benzaldehyde. [Display omitted] •The thin Au1...