Single-step co-deposition of nanostructured tungsten oxide supported gold nanoparticles using a gold-phosphine cluster complex as the gold precursor

A. Molkenova, R. Sarip, S. Sathasivam, P. Umek, S. Vallejos, C. Blackman, G. Hogarth, G. Sankar

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Abstract

The use of a molecular gold organometallic cluster in chemical vapour deposition is reported, and it is utilized, together with a tungsten oxide precursor, for the single-step co-deposition of (nanostructured) tungsten oxide supported gold nanoparticles (NPs). The deposited gold-NP and tungsten oxide supported gold-NP are highly active catalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation; both show higher activity than SiO2 supported gold-NP synthesized via a solution-phase method, and tungsten oxide supported gold-NP show excellent selectivity for conversion to benzaldehyde.
Original languageEnglish
Article number065004
JournalScience and Technology of Advanced Materials
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Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2014

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