@article {44138,
	title = {Facile synthesis of Al2O3-Pt nanocomposite and its catalytic activity},
	journal = {Materials Research Express},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2017},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {Article Number: 115002},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Pt nanoparticles were synthesized on gamma-alumina support in presence of oleic acid which was found to prevent clustering of Pt nanoparticles on the support. Various percentage of Pt loading on the alumina changed the catalytic activity for preferential oxidation of CO at relatively low temperature in H-2 rich stream. Pt nanoparticles when synthesized in absence of oleic acid, were all clustered and did not have any catalytic activity. The presence of oleic acid promoted stability preventing agglomeration of Pt nanoparticles. The catalyst thus prepared was characterized thoroughly and their catalytic activity was studied in details.},
	doi = {10.1088/2053-1591/aa9441},
	author = {Das, Subhasis and Bordoloi, Ankur and Ghosalya, Manoj Kumar and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S. and Bala, Tanushree}
}
@article {43705,
	title = {Facile synthesis of ZnO-Ag nanocomposite and its photocatalytic activity},
	journal = {Materials Research Express},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2017},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {Article Number: 055011},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>The evolution of photoactive hybrid materials (e.g. noble metal-semiconductor) has resulted in heterogeneous photocatalysis. We report a facile route for the synthesis of ZnO-Ag nanocomposites with varying percentage of loading of the noble metal, expecting a great boost in the photocatalytic behavior of ZnO. The as prepared material was thoroughly characterized by UV-Vis, FTIR, TEM, FESEM, XRD, XPS analyses. The photocatalytic activities of the nanocomposites have been assessed from the ability to degrade methylene blue dye in aqueous solution. The results suggest that incorporation of Ag nanoparticles on the surface of ZnO particles can enhance catalytic activity in comparison to pure ZnO particles under visible light by minimizing the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.</p>},
	doi = {10.1088/2053-1591/aa6df1},
	author = {Sardar, Debasmita and Maity, Jayeta and Ghosalya, Manoj Kumar and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S. and Bala, Tanushree}
}
