Growth of Metal Nanocrystals on Nanostructured Metal Oxides-Dramatic Effect of Antimony Doping

摘要

Metal oxides loaded with noble metal nanoparticles, like gold and platinum on titanium and tin dioxide have received much attention for decades. They have been found to have wide ranging applications in the chemical industry from heterogeneous catalysis to photocatalysis to chemical sensors and solar cells.1 Interest in these composite materials originates from the combination of a catalytically active noble metal and a semiconductor metal oxide material.