Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Density Functional Theory Study of 4-Nitrobenzonitrile Adsorbed on Ag and Ag/Pd Nanoparticles

Autor: Adriano Bigotto, Maurizio Muniz-Miranda, Barbara Pergolese
Přispěvatelé: M., MUNIZ MIRANDA, B., Pergolese, Bigotto, Adriano
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112:6988-6992
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/jp711745t
Popis: The adsorption and reactivity of 4-nitrobenzonitrile on Ag and Ag/Pd nanoparticles immobilized on quartz surfaces have been studied by means of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. It has been found that upon adsorption on Ag/Pd nanoparticles this compound undergoes reduction of the nitrogroup to form 4,4‘-azobis(benzonitrile). This process is due to the catalytic efficiency of the palladium clusters present on the surface of the silver nanoparticles. SERS spectra obtained from pure Ag and from Ag/Pd substrates have been assigned by mean of density functional theory calculations.
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