TY - JOUR A1 - Zhao, Shuang A1 - Riedel, Marc A1 - Patarroyo, Javier A1 - Bastús, Neus G. A1 - Puntes, Victor A1 - Zhao, Yue A1 - Lisdat, Fred A1 - Parak, Wolfgang J. T1 - Tailoring of the photocatalytic activity of CeO₂ nanoparticles by the presence of plasmonic Ag nanoparticles JF - Nanoscale N2 - The present study investigates basic features of a photoelectrochemical system based on CeO2 nanoparticles fixed on gold electrodes. Since photocurrent generation is limited to the absorption range of the CeO2 in the UV range, the combination with metal nanoparticles has been studied. It can be shown that the combination of silver nanoparticles with the CeO2 can shift the excitation range into the visible light wavelength range. Here a close contact between both components has been found to be essential and thus, hybrid CeO2@Ag nanoparticles have been prepared and analyzed. We have collected arguments that electron transfer occurs between both compositional elements of the hybrid nanoparticles.The photocurrent generation can be rationalized on the basis of an energy diagram underlying the necessity of surface plasmon excitation in the metal nanoparticles, which is also supported by wavelength-dependent photocurrent measurements. However, electrochemical reactions seem to occur at the CeO2 surface and consequently, the catalytic properties of this material can be exploited as exemplified with the photoelectrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide. It can be further demonstrated that the layer-by layer technique can be exploited to create a multilayer system on top of a gold electrode which allows the adjustment of the sensitivity of the photoelectrochemical system. Thus, with a 5-layer electrode with hybrid CeO2@Ag nanoparticles submicromolar hydrogen peroxide concentrations can be detected. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-16361 VL - 14 SP - 12048 EP - 12059 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhao, Shuang A1 - Caruso, Frank A1 - Dähne, Lars A1 - Decher, Gero A1 - De Geest, Bruno G. A1 - Fan, Jinchen A1 - Feliu, Neus A1 - Gogotsi, Yury A1 - Hammond, Paula T. A1 - Hersam, Mark C. A1 - Khademhosseini, Ali A1 - Kotov, Nicholas A1 - Leporatti, Stefano A1 - Li, Yan A1 - Lisdat, Fred A1 - Liz-Marzán, Luis M. A1 - Moya, Sergio A1 - Mulvaney, Paul A1 - Rogach, Andrey L. A1 - Roy, Sathi A1 - Shchukin, Dmitry G. A1 - Skirtach, Andre G. A1 - Stevens, Molly M. A1 - Sukhorukov, Gleb B. A1 - Weiss, Paul S. A1 - Yue, Zhao A1 - Zhu, Dingcheng A1 - Parak, Wolfgang J. T1 - The Future of Layer-by-Layer Assembly: A Tribute to ACS Nano Associate Editor Helmuth Möhwald JF - ACS Nano N2 - Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a widely used tool for engineering materials and coatings. In this Perspective, dedicated to the memory of ACS Nano associate editor Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald, we discuss the developments and applications that are to come in LbL assembly, focusing on coatings, bulk materials, membranes, nanocomposites, and delivery vehicles. Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-12356 SN - 1936-086X VL - 13 IS - 6 SP - 6151 EP - 6169 ER -