We report a facile approach to fabricate an Ag-embedded fullerene (C 60 ) catalyst by the chemical reduction of the AgNO 3 complex encapsulated fullerene microcrystal, which showed an enhanced catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol because of the strong absorption and propagation of H 2 along the fullerene surface. With the aid of visible-light radiation, photodegradation of orange G dye is achieved through the formation of an electron donor−acceptor dyad between plasmon Ag nanostructures and fullerene molecules, which effectively offsets the "electron−hole" recombination. Neither Ag nanoparticle nor fullerene crystal used in isolation could perform this chemical conversion, implying that the metal−fullerene hybrid structure is imperative for performing the catalytic reaction. The obtained Ag-embedded fullerene crystal is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), associated energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) imaging, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and demonstrates that the present hybrid materials would add a supplemental member to a family of photocatalysts toward the organic synthesis and wastewater remediation.

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In vivo analyzing chemical significance under human skin has impinged a formidable challenge upon regular optical methods due to its intrinsic opaque property.

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