Reagent-Free Synthesis and Plasmonic Antioxidation of Unique Nanostructured Metal-Metal Oxide Core-Shell Microfibers

Chengyi Hou; Minwei Zhang; Takeshi Kasama; Christian Engelbrekt; Lili Zhang; Hongzhi Wang; Qijin Chi

doi:10.1002/adma.201505990

Reagent-Free Synthesis and Plasmonic Antioxidation of Unique Nanostructured Metal-Metal Oxide Core-Shell Microfibers

Adv Mater. 2016 Jun;28(21):4097-104. doi: 10.1002/adma.201505990. Epub 2016 Mar 31.

Authors

Chengyi Hou^{1

2}, Minwei Zhang¹, Takeshi Kasama³, Christian Engelbrekt¹, Lili Zhang³, Hongzhi Wang², Qijin Chi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
² State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China.
³ Center for Electron Nanoscopy, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

PMID: 27031448
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505990

Abstract

A photoresponsive inorganic microfiber with a plasmonic core-shell structure responds to visible light to achieve self-protection against oxidation in an open environment. The microfibers are synthesized via a newly developed reagent-free electrolytic method and have unique interfacial structures and high surface activity.

Keywords: antioxidation self-protection; core-shell nanostructures; localized surface plasmon resonance; metal oxides; microfibers.