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Nanoparticles: Spontaneous Organization of Inorganic Nanoparticles into Nanovesicles Triggered by UV Light (Adv. Mater. 32/2014)
Author(s) -
Bian Tong,
Shang Lu,
Yu Huijun,
Perez Maria Teresa,
Wu LiZhu,
Tung ChenHo,
Nie Zhihong,
Tang Zhiyong,
Zhang Tierui
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201470221
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , catalysis , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
A novel versatile light‐triggered strategy is developed to organize inorganic nanoparticles into nanovesicles based on the photo‐oxidation of simple and commercial thiols as described on page 5613 by T. Zhang, Z. Tang, Z. Nie, and co‐workers. Thanks to the vesicular structures, an improved catalytic activity and unprecedented catalytic stability towards solar‐driven hydrogen production is found compared to individual nanoparticles, indicating that this approach would lead to new functional nano‐architectures with various applications.