Table 2.

Summary of the characterization data for the synthesized structures.

Catalyst	Surface area* (m2/g)	Pore volume * (cm³/g)	Average NP size (nm)	Pd content (wt%)	Pd3d BE (eV)	Egap (eV)	PL intens. ratio	PL lifetime(ns)
g-CN(U)-AgPd	183.04	0.74	3.49 ± 1.11	15.9	334.24	2.98	0.184	4.85
g-CN(T)-AgPd	18.73	0.14	2.84 ± 0.88	15.5	335.11	2.83	0.133	4.42
g-CN(G)-AgPd	22.16	0.17	2.54 ± 0.76	15.7	335.05	2.86	0.097	5.43
g-CN(M)-AgPd	11.11	0.09	2.33 ± 0.51	15.0	335.21	2.84	0.060	6.03
*For g-CNs