Abstract
Gold nanoparticles capped with cucurbituril[7] have been prepared in the absence of metallic cations and organic ligands. Remarkably, these nanohybrids encapsulate dissolved oxygen and are highly active in electrochemical reduction. The effect of the presence of sodium and ammonium salts on this catalysed process is also analysed.
Highlights
This is an Accepted Manuscript, which has been through the Royal Society of Chemistry peer review process and has been accepted for publication
Gold nanoparticles capped with cucurbituril[7] have been prepared in the absence of metallic cations and organic ligands
Scaiano et al have synthesised “ultraclean”, narrow-sized, water-dispersible AuNPs by UVA irradiation of HAuCl4 in the presence of H2O2 followed by ablation of the asprepared AuNPs by 532 nm laser irradiation
Summary
This is an Accepted Manuscript, which has been through the Royal Society of Chemistry peer review process and has been accepted for publication. Enhanced catalytic electrochemical reduction of dissolved oxygen with ultraclean cucurbituril[7]-capped gold nanoparticles Anabel Lanterna,a† Eduardo Pino,a†† Antonio Doménech-Carbó,b María GonzálezBéjar,*a Julia Pérez-Prieto*a
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