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1 Electronic Supplementary Information Hollow AgPt/SiO 2 Nanomaterials with Controlled Surface Morphologies: Is the Number of Active Sites Imperative to Optimized Catalytic Performances? Thenner S. Rodrigues, 1 Alisson H. M. da Silva, 2 Anderson G. M. da Silva, 1 Daniel G. Ceara, 1 Janaina F. Gomes, 2 Jose M. Assaf, 2 and Pedro H. C. Camargo 1* 1 Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil 2 Departamento de Engenharia Química – Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos – SP, Brasil. *Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected] Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Catalysis Science & Technology. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015

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Page 1: Electronic Supplementary Information Hollow AgPt/SiO ...£o Carlos – SP, Brasil. *Corresponding author: E-mail: camargo@iq.usp.br 7KLV (OHFWURQLF6XSSOHPHQWDU\0DWHULDO (6, IRU&DWDO\VLV6FLHQFH

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ElectronicSupplementaryInformation

HollowAgPt/SiO2NanomaterialswithControlledSurfaceMorphologies:Is

theNumberofActiveSitesImperativetoOptimizedCatalyticPerformances?

ThennerS.Rodrigues,1AlissonH.M.daSilva,2AndersonG.M.daSilva,1DanielG.Ceara,1

JanainaF.Gomes,2JoseM.Assaf,2andPedroH.C.Camargo1*

1DepartamentodeQuímicaFundamental,InstitutodeQuímica,UniversidadedeSãoPaulo,

Av.Prof.LineuPrestes,748,05508-000,SãoPaulo-SP,Brazil

2DepartamentodeEngenhariaQuímica–UniversidadeFederaldeSãoCarlos,13565-905,

SãoCarlos–SP,Brasil.

*Correspondingauthor:E-mail:[email protected]

Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Catalysis Science & Technology.This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015

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Figure S1. TEM image for Ag spheres (A) and SEM image for Ag wires (B) employed as

templatesforthesynthesisoftheAgPthollownanostructuresdepictedinFigure1.

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Figure S2. UV−VIS extinction spectra recorded from aqueous suspensions containing Ag

nanospheres, nanoshells, and assembled nanoparticles (A) and wires, nanotubes with

smoothsurfaces,andnanotubeswithroughsurfaces(B).

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Figure S3. (A and B) TEM and (C and D) SEM images for AgPt nanoshells (A), assembled

nanoparticles (B),nanotubewithsmoothsurfaces (C),andnanotubeswith roughsurfaces

(D)obtainedafter1hemployingthescaled-upapproachperformedinthesameconditions

describedinScheme1.

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TableS1.AgandPtAtomicpercentagesobtainedbyICP-OES.

Sample Ag(mol%) Pt(mol%)

nanoshells 49 51

assemblednanoparticles 49 51

nanotubes(smoothsurface) 74 26

nanotubes(roughsurface) 75 25