title: Photocatalytic syntheses of azoxybenzene by visible light irradiation of silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites.
abstract: Photoirradiation (lambda= 436 nm) of a deaerated 2-propanol aqueous solution containing nitrobenzene and rhodium-loaded silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles produced azoxybenzene with relatively high selectivity (68%), the photocatalytic activity being enhanced with a decrease in the size of the semiconductor particle core.
authors.affiliation: Light and Control PRESTO, JST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan.
authors.forename: Bonamali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torimoto
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Bunsho
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ohtani