Towards better understanding of atomically precise gold clusters and titania made using surface modifying agents
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2014-02-04
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Australian Institute of Physics
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Controlled synthesis of titania nanoparticles using recently perfected sol-gel methodology, synthesis of atomically precise metal clusters, their deposition and activation on oxide supports and studies of properties of the resulting materials as promising catalysts and sensors will be briefly discussed. Our work on synthesis of titania nanoparticles is focused on careful tuning of the reaction conditions and use of selected surface modifying agents capable of directing and controlling growth of nanoparticles with specific size, phase and even population of Ti+3 sites at the surface. Promising performance of titania made using our methodology as near-IR reflective coating will be briefly highlighted. From pre-historic times gold was known as a chemically inert, “noble” metal until, in 1987, Haruta et al. proved that gold nanoparticles can be catalytically active. Results of research focused on the use of size-controlled, chemically pre-synthesised nanoparticles (colloids and clusters) with core sizes ranging from classical 1.5 nm “Au55” systems to atomically precise, uniquely small clusters (Au9 etc.) including a range of mixed-metal clusters will be presented. Immobilization of such clusters on a variety of supports had been pursued in an attempt to fabricate a family of site-isolated catalysts, where properties of the active site are defined by the nature of the precursor with great precision. Catalytic performance in selected reactions will be highlighted. New insights in the nature of our precisely defined precursors (pure and immobilised onto supports) obtained using relevant materials characterization techniques, such as Synchrotron X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy will be presented.
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Chalcogenides, Electron spectroscopy, Elements, Metal oxides, Oxygen compounds, Particles, Photoelectron spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Titanium compounds, Transition element compounds, Transition elements
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Golovko, V. B., Ruzicka, J. Y., Abu Bakar, F., Anderson, D. P., Adnan, R., Donoeva, B., Ovoshchnikov., D., Metha, G. F., Andersson, G. G., Thomsen, L., Cowie, B., McNicoll, C., Ingham, B., Kemmitt, T., Fangh, V., & Kennedy, J. (2014). Towards better understanding of atomically precise gold clusters and titania made using surface modifying agents. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting 2014, Waiheke Island Resort, Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand 4th February - 7th February, 2014, (45-46). Retrieved from: https://physics.org.au/wp-content/uploads/cmm/2014/Wagga2014proceedings.pdf