Open AccessA Facile Green Synthesis of Nanostructured Gold–Silver@Carbon (Au–Ag@C) Nanocatalyst and its Applications
Author(s) -
P. Kavitha,
C. Shanthi,
B Kannan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ al-kuwayt li-l-ʿulūm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2307-4116
pISSN - 2307-4108
DOI - 10.48129/kjs.12649
Subject(s) - bimetal , catalysis , materials science , ascorbic acid , 4 nitrophenol , carbon fibers , reducing agent , metal , chemical engineering , colloidal gold , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite number , organic chemistry , metallurgy , food science , engineering , composite material
In this communication, the room-temperature synthesis of gold–silvernanostructures using ascorbic acid (AA) by simple one-step process is reported. Furthermore, the core–shell-type of gold–silver@carbon catalyst (Au–Ag@C) has been derived by microwave irradiation. The surface morphology expresses the neat single metal and bimetal formation.The AA acts as a reductant as well as a stabilizer of metal nanoparticles (MNPs). The microscopic studies reveal the formation ofMNPs as quantum dots (~3–5 nm). The excess reductant has been used as a precursor for carbon and in some case it forms as nanowires. The catalyst Au–Ag@C shows the excellent catalytic activity toward 4-nitrophenol reduction at room temperature. The proposed method is facile, fast and eco-friendly for the synthesis of Au–Ag MNPs.