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Free-standing two-dimensional Au films

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Free-standing two-dimensional (FS-2D) materials of covalent or ionic bonds can be prepared through mechanical exfoliation by virtue of their intrinsic layered crystal structures. Here, following this strategy, it was reported the fabrication of large-area FS-2D Au films with controllable lattice orientations via an electrochemical hydrogen-detaching method. It was further characterized the catalytic properties of FS-2D Au. The (111)-oriented FS-2D Au with 20 nm in thickness shows a catalytic conversion up to 43.8% for the oxidation of cyclohexane as a model reaction system, a result of more than double of generally reported values. The exceptionally high catalytic activity could be attributed to the flexible structure of the FS-2D Au catalyst, which differs from the rigid structure of general catalysts. The results give useful implications for large-scale productions of a variety of FS-2D metals with controllable orientations, by which their applications may not be confined to catalysis chemistry.

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This study was financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-SD-12-027A), the New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (No. NCET-12-0778), Innovation on Working Methodology of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2012IM030500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51328202) and China Scholarship Council (No. 201308110345).

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  1. Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shi-Zhuang Gao, Mu Yang, Qing-Yun Xiang, Huan Zhang, Yang Bai & Jiang-Li Cao

  2. Corrosion-Erosion and Surface Technology Beijing Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shi-Zhuang Gao, Mu Yang, Qing-Yun Xiang, Huan Zhang, Yang Bai & Jiang-Li Cao

  3. Department of Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Yu Wang

  4. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Wen-Qing Yao

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Gao, SZ., Yang, M., Xiang, QY. et al. Free-standing two-dimensional Au films. Rare Met. 41, 4235–4240 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-016-0827-z

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