%0 Journal Article
%T Novel synthesis of Au nanoparticles using fluorescent carbon nitride dots as photocatalyst
%A Xiaoyun Qin
%A Wenbo Lu
%A Guohui Chang
%A Yonglan Luo
%A Abdullah M. Asiri
%A Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi
%A Xuping Sun
%J Gold Bulletin
%@ 2190-7579
%D 2012
%I Springer
%R 10.1007/s13404-012-0046-9
%X The present paper reports on a novel synthesis for Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) with the use of fluorescent carbon nitride dots (CNDs) as a photocatalyst. It suggests that the resultant CND-protected AuNPs (CNDs/AuNPs) exhibit good catalytic activity toward 4-nitrophenol reduction and that the CNDs enhance the catalytic activity via a synergistic effect.
%K Au nanoparticle
%K Carbon nitride dot
%K Fluorescence
%K Photocatalyst
%K 4-Nitrophenol reduction
%K Synergistic effect
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13404-012-0046-9