Morphological control of gold nanoparticles on exfoliated layers of layered double hydroxide: A reusable hybrid catalyst for the reduction of p-nitrophenol

The use of exfoliated nanosheet of layered double hydroxide as 2-dimensional support enables the formation of ultrafine gold nanoparticles with a size control and a maximum particle density, which leads to superior catalytic activities and durability for the reduction of p-nitrophenol.179