title: Strong negative nanocatalysis: oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution at very small (2 nm) gold nanoparticles.
abstract: The electron transfer kinetics associated with both the reduction of oxygen and of protons to form hydrogen at gold nanoparticles are shown to display strong retardation when studied at citrate capped ultra small (2 nm) gold nanoparticles. Negative nanocatalysis in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is reported for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK. richard.compton@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laborda
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tschulik
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Richard G
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authors.lastname: Compton