Synthesis of CuO Nanocrystals in a Water-Isopropanol System

Abstract:

A facile method capable of preparing CuO nanocrystals has been developed in a water-isopropanol system. The different shapes of CuO nanocrystals can be obtained simply by adjusting the amount of adding water in the reaction system. Rod-like CuO nanocrystals with diameters of 5 nm and lengths of 20 nm, and spherical CuO nanoparticles with sizes of 5-8 nm can be formed. Furthermore, the obtained CuO product has a high surface area of 128 m2/g, which is very important for its applications especially in catalysts.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 148-149)
• Pages: 1011-1015
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.148-149.1011
• Online since: October 2010
• Authors: Jun Wu Zhu, Tian Jian Cheng, Dong Ping Sun, Qiao Feng Han, Xin Wang
• Keywords: CuO Nanocrystal, Synthesis, Water-Isopropanol

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