“…Compared to those of MOF Nd , the infrared peaks of Au@MOF Nd did not change significantly, which might be due to the fact that the loading of AuNPs did not significantly change the structure of MOF Nd . The powder XRD patterns of MOF Nd and Au@MOF Nd show that the main diffraction peaks of MOF Nd appear at around 9.9, 10.6, 11.4, 12.8, 18.4, 21.2, 23.1, and 24.5, which is consistent with previous reports in the literature, 27 indicating that the prepared MOF Nd can be used as a powder. Compared with MOF Nd , Au@MOF Nd has no AuNP diffraction peaks, which may be attributed to the small particle size of the loaded AuNPs; the peaks of Au were masked by the strong diffraction peaks of MOF Nd (Fig.…”