title: Plasmonic and catalytic AuPd nanowheels for the efficient conversion of light into chemical energy.
abstract: Reinventing the wheel: Bimetallic AuPd nanowheels, a freestanding form of 2D AuPd nanostructures, were synthesized in a one-pot process. The well-defined and tunable surface plasmon resonance displayed by these nanowheels was exploited in a unique catalytic process in which light energy was used to drive catalytic reactions, such as the Suzuki coupling, with much higher efficiency than that of the conventional heating process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yongjia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiangfeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang