Rational synthesis of triangular Au–Ag2S hybrid nanoframes with effective photoresponses

• Main Authors: Xu, Lin, Yin, Zongyou, Cao, Shao-Wen, Fan, Zhanxi, Zhang, Xiao, Zhang, Hua, Xue, Can
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102859; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19204
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Triangular Au–Ag2S hybrid nanoframes were successfully synthesised by using Ag nanoprisms as templates through gold coating, etching and sulfuration. These Au–Ag2S hybrid nanoframes exhibit effective photocurrent responses for potential photoelectrochemical applications.