Solution-Phase Synthesis of Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocubes

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Authors

Linfeng Gou · University of South Carolina Sumter

Catherine J. Murphy · University of South Carolina Sumter

Abstract

We report here the solution-phase synthesis of highly uniform and monodisperse cubic Cu2O nano- and microcubes. Copper(II) salts in water are reduced with sodium ascorbate in air, in the presence of a surfactant. The average edge length of the cubes varies from 200 to 450 nm, as a function of surfactant concentration. Transmission electronic microscopy suggests that these cubes are composed of small nanoparticles and appear to be hollow.

Topics & Keywords

Copper-based nanomaterials and applications ZnO doping and properties Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Nano Letters

Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 231-234

DOI: 10.1021/nl0258776

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