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Stabilizing ultrasmall Au clusters for enhanced photoredox catalysis.


ABSTRACT: Recently, loading ligand-protected gold (Au) clusters as visible light photosensitizers onto various supports for photoredox catalysis has attracted considerable attention. However, the efficient control of long-term photostability of Au clusters on the metal-support interface remains challenging. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method for enhancing the photostability of glutathione-protected Au clusters (Au GSH clusters) loaded on the surface of SiO2 sphere by utilizing multifunctional branched poly-ethylenimine (BPEI) as a surface charge modifying, reducing and stabilizing agent. The sequential coating of thickness controlled TiO2 shells can further significantly improve the photocatalytic efficiency, while such structurally designed core-shell SiO2-Au GSH clusters-BPEI@TiO2 composites maintain high photostability during longtime light illumination conditions. This joint strategy via interfacial modification and composition engineering provides a facile guideline for stabilizing ultrasmall Au clusters and rational design of Au clusters-based composites with improved activity toward targeting applications in photoredox catalysis.

SUBMITTER: Weng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906565 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stabilizing ultrasmall Au clusters for enhanced photoredox catalysis.

Weng Bo B   Lu Kang-Qiang KQ   Tang Zichao Z   Chen Hao Ming HM   Chen Hao Ming HM   Xu Yi-Jun YJ  

Nature communications 20180418 1


Recently, loading ligand-protected gold (Au) clusters as visible light photosensitizers onto various supports for photoredox catalysis has attracted considerable attention. However, the efficient control of long-term photostability of Au clusters on the metal-support interface remains challenging. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method for enhancing the photostability of glutathione-protected Au clusters (Au GSH clusters) loaded on the surface of SiO<sub>2</sub> sphere by utilizing mult  ...[more]

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