Role of Graphene Oxide in the Nucleation and Growth of Gold Nanoparticles Revealed by Operando Time-Resolved Studies.
Understanding nanoparticle growth in complex composite systems remains a central challenge in materials chemistry. Herein, we elucidate the stepwise formation mechanism of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in graphene oxide (GO) aqueous systems under well-defined reductive conditions. Pulse radiolysis reveals that GO signific...