Issue 32, 2015

Facile in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles on boron nitride nanosheets with enhanced catalytic performance

Abstract

An environmentally friendly and facile approach was developed to synthesize boron nitride nanosheet/Ag nanoparticle hybrids (BNNS/Ag) in aqueous solution at room temperature without additional reductants. BNNSs were modified with a thin layer of tannic acid–ferric ion (TA–Fe) complex. Silver nanoparticles with a uniform diameter of approximately 7 nm were in situ formed on the surface of the modified BNNSs due to the strong reducibility of TA. The resultant nanohybrids showed excellent catalytic activity in reduction of 4-nitrophenol. BNNS/Au and BNNS/Pd nanohybrids can also be fabricated by this means, implying its extensive promise in catalytic, bio-medical and sensing fields.

Graphical abstract: Facile in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles on boron nitride nanosheets with enhanced catalytic performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jun 2015
Accepted
09 Jul 2015
First published
09 Jul 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 16663-16669

Facile in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles on boron nitride nanosheets with enhanced catalytic performance

H. Shen, C. Duan, J. Guo, N. Zhao and J. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 16663 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA04188K

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