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(Metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures for high-performance plasmonic photocatalysis under visible light

Nina Jiang1,3,§( ), Danyang Li1,§, Lili Liang1,§, Qing Xu1, Lei Shao2, Shi-Bin Wang1,3, Aizheng Chen1,3, Jianfang Wang2( )
College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
Country Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China

§ Nina Jiang, Danyang Li, and Lili Liang contributed equally to this work.

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We describe a route to the preparation of (metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures through the heterogeneous growth of ceria on porous metal nanoparticles followed by the calcination-induced shrinkage of the nanoparticles. The approach allows for the control of the ceria shell thickness, the metal yolk composition and size, which is difficult to realize through common templating approaches. The yolk/shell nanostructures with monometallic Pt and bimetallic PtAg yolks featuring plasmon-induced broadband light absorption in the visible region are rationally designed and constructed. The superior photocatalytic activities of the obtained nanostructures are demonstrated by the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol under visible light. The excellent activities are ascribed to the synergistic effects of the metal yolk and the ceria shell on the light absorption, electron-hole separation and efficient mass transfer. Our synthesis of the (metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures points out a way to the creation of sophisticated heteronanostructures for high-performance photocatalysis.

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yolk-shell nanostructuresceriametal nanoparticlesplasmon resonancephotocatalysis

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 5,
May 2020
Pages 1354-1362
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2599-x
Cite this article:
Jiang N, Li D, Liang L, et al. (Metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures for high-performance plasmonic photocatalysis under visible light. Nano Research, 2020, 13(5): 1354-1362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2599-x
Topics:
Binary alloysCerium compoundsCerium oxideLightLight absoptionMetalsPhotocatalysisPhotocatalytic activity Plasmonics Shells (structures)Silver alloys

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Received: 19 September 2019
Revised: 17 November 2019
Accepted: 06 December 2019
Published: 19 December 2019
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