scholarly journals Copper-based nanoparticles prepared from copper (II) acetate bipyridine complex

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 751-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Lastovina ◽  
Andriy Budnyk ◽  
Gevorg Khaishbashev ◽  
Egor Kudryavtsev ◽  
Alexander Soldatov

We report the synthesis of CuO, Cu/Cu2O and Cu2O/CuO nanoparticles (NPs) from the single copper (II) acetate bipyridine complex by three different methods:microwave-assisted, solvothermal and borohydride. Presence of bipyridine ligand in the copper complex would impose no need in additional stabilization during synthesis. The phases of formed NPs were identified by X-ray diffraction. CuO NPs of ~11 nm were obtained via solvothermal synthesis from alkaline solution at 160?C. The Cu/Cu2O NPs of ~80 nm were produced via microwave-assisted polyol procedure at 185-200?C, where ethylene glycol can play a triple role as a solvent, a reducing agent and a surfactant. The Cu2O/CuO NPs of ~16 nm were synthesized by a borohydride method at room temperature. Interplanar spacing calculated from the selected-area electron diffraction data confirmed the formation of Cu, CuO and Cu2O phases in respective samples. All NPs are stable and can be used for various applications including biomedicine.

2010 ◽  
Vol 97-101 ◽  
pp. 4213-4216
Author(s):  
Jian Xiong Liu ◽  
Zheng Yu Wu ◽  
Guo Wen Meng ◽  
Zhao Lin Zhan

Novel single-crystalline SnO2 zigzag nanoribbons have been successfully synthesized by chemical vapour deposition. Sn powder in a ceramic boat covered with Si plates was heated at 1100°C in a flowing argon atmosphere to get deposits on a Si wafers. The main part of deposits is SnO2 zigzag nanoribbons. They were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected-area electron diffraction (SAED). SEM observations reveal that the SnO2 zigzag nanoribbons are almost uniform, with lengths near to several hundred micrometers and have a good periodically tuned microstructure as the same zigzag angle and growth directions. Possible growth mechanism of these zigzag nanoribbons was discussed. A room temperature PL spectrum of the zigzag nanoribbons shows three peaks at 373nm, 421nm and 477nm.The novel zigzag microstructures will provide a new candidate for potential application.


2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Zhou ◽  
Jun-Jie Zhu

A chemical co-reduction route in aqueous solution was developed to synthesize Bi100−xSbx alloys at room temperature. The hydrolyses of Bi(III) and Sb(III) were effectively avoided by selecting proper raw materials and coordinator. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the as-prepared Bi100−xSbx alloys were homogeneous and phase-pure, and the Bi/Sb ratios in the alloys were very close to those in the aqueous solutions. The transmission electron microscope observation showed that the as-prepared Bi100−xSbx (x = 0∼100) alloys were particles with a size of tens of nanometers. The selected area electron diffraction patterns confirmed the high crystallinity, the homogeneousness, and the composition controllability of as-prepared alloys. All these characters and the nanometer-scaled size of the alloys are believed to be beneficial to the thermoelectric property of the Bi100−xSbx alloys.


2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (29) ◽  
pp. 1350211 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARBAB MOHAMMAD TOUFIQ ◽  
FENGPING WANG ◽  
QURAT-UL-AIN JAVED ◽  
QUANSHUI LI ◽  
YAN LI

In this paper, single crystalline tetragonal MnO 2 nanorods have been synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method using MnSO 4⋅ H 2 O and Na 2 S 2 O 8 as precursors. The crystalline phase, morphology, particle sizes and component of the as-prepared nanomaterial were characterized by employing X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The photoluminescence (PL) emission spectrum of MnO 2 nanorods at room temperature exhibited a strong ultraviolet (UV) emission band at 380 nm, a prominent blue emission peak at 453 nm as well as a weak defect related green emission at 553 nm. Magnetization (M) as a function of applied magnetic field (H) curve showed that MnO 2 nanowires exhibited a superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature which shows the promise of synthesized MnO 2 nanorods for applications in ferrofluids and the contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. The magnetization versus temperature curve of the as-obtained MnO 2 nanorods shows that the Néel transition temperature is 94 K.


2016 ◽  
Vol 675-676 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Nalita Sawangjit ◽  
Wicharn Techitdheera ◽  
Wisanu Pecharapa

SnO2/CNT nanocomposites were synthesized via microwave-assisted process using SnCl4·5H2O as a starting precursor and UV-treated multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as scaffolds. The concentration of SnCl4 was varied in the range of 0.01-0.05 M. Effect of precursor concentration on their physical properties and micro structural morphology were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). XRD results indicate that the as-synthesized composites are the mixture of two separated phases including SnO2 and MWCNT. SEM images indicate that the surfaces of MWCNT are thoroughly covered with SnO2 nanoparticles. Comparative gas sensing result reveals that the prepared hybrid SnO2/MWCNT composites exhibit much higher sensing sensitivity and recovery property in detecting alcohol gas at room temperature than the bare SnO2.


2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 413-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARUP ROY ◽  
JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA

Calcium oxide ( CaO ) is an important inorganic compound, which is used across various industries as catalyst, toxic-waste remediation agent, adsorbent, etc. CaO nanoparticles were obtained by the microwave irradiation technique, using Ca(NO3)2 ⋅ 4H2O and NaOH as starting materials. The formation of monocrystalline CaO nanoparticles was confirmed by the XRD (X-ray diffraction) and TEM (transmission electron microscopy) as well as by SAED (selected area electron diffraction) analysis. The structure of the CaO nanocrystal was found to be cubic with particle size, 24 nm and surface area, 74 m2/g.


2013 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350011 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEI ZHANG ◽  
JUN-SEN DAI ◽  
LIN LIAN ◽  
YIN LIU

In this paper, we report the successful synthesis of novel AgBi(MoO4)2 nanospheres via a simple, rapid and reliable microwave-assisted hydrothermal approach, employing AgNO3 , Bi(NO3)3 ⋅ 5H2O and Na2MoO4 ⋅ 2H2O as starting materials. The phases and morphologies of the products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Optical property of the product gives the value of optical absorption edge energy to be 2.88 eV. Moreover, experimental result showed that obvious increase of the reduction peak was observed employing AgBi(MoO4)2 /GCE as working electrode in the presence of H2O2 molecule, which indicated that the as-prepared AgBi(MoO4)2 nanospheres exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity to H2O2 .


NANO ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450026 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIAN-GUO ZHAO ◽  
WEI-YING ZHANG ◽  
ER-QING XIE ◽  
XIU-YUN AN ◽  
JIE-CAI FU ◽  
...  

SnO 2 nanofibers and nanotubes were synthesized by electrospinning method. Magnetization measurement indicates that the SnO 2 nanofibers and nanotubes annealed in air at 500°C exhibit the room-temperature ferromagnetism and the ferromagnetism of nanotubes is stronger than the nanofibers. Selected area electron diffraction, X-ray diffraction and Raman measurements show that all the samples possess a typical rutile structure and no other impurity phases are observed. The results of the Raman spectra also indicate that there are lots of defects existing in the fabricated samples. The observed room-temperature ferromagnetism in SnO 2 nanofibers and nanotubes possibly originates from oxygen vacancies. The field cooled (FC) and zero-field-cooled (ZFC) magnetization curves indicate that the Curie temperature TC is above 300 K.


2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 1450030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Sharma ◽  
Shiv Sundar Yadav ◽  
M. M. Singh ◽  
K. D. Mandal

Yttrium Copper Titanate ( Y 2/3 Cu 3 Ti 4 O 12) nanoceramic is structurally analogous to CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 (CCTO). X-ray diffraction (XRD) of Y 2/3 Cu 3 Ti 4 O 12 (YCTO) shows the presence of all normal peaks of CCTO. SEM micrograph exhibits the presence of bimodal grains of size ranging from 1–2 μm. Bright field TEM image clearly displays nanocrystalline particle which is supported by presence of a few clear rings in the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern. It exhibits a high value of dielectric constant (ε′ = 8434) at room temperature and 100 Hz frequency with characteristic relaxation peaks. Impedance and modulus studies revealed the presence of temperature-dependent Maxwell–Wagner type of relaxation in the ceramic.


Author(s):  
C. Wolpers ◽  
R. Blaschke

Scanning microscopy was used to study the surface of human gallstones and the surface of fractures. The specimens were obtained by operation, washed with water, dried at room temperature and shadowcasted with carbon and aluminum. Most of the specimens belong to patients from a series of X-ray follow-up study, examined during the last twenty years. So it was possible to evaluate approximately the age of these gallstones and to get information on the intensity of growing and solving.Cholesterol, a group of bile pigment substances and different salts of calcium, are the main components of human gallstones. By X-ray diffraction technique, infra-red spectroscopy and by chemical analysis it was demonstrated that all three components can be found in any gallstone. In the presence of water cholesterol crystallizes in pane-like plates of the triclinic crystal system.


Author(s):  
Robert M. Glaeser ◽  
David W. Deamer

In the investigation of the molecular organization of cell membranes it is often supposed that lipid molecules are arranged in a bimolecular film. X-ray diffraction data obtained in a direction perpendicular to the plane of suitably layered membrane systems have generally been interpreted in accord with such a model of the membrane structure. The present studies were begun in order to determine whether selected area electron diffraction would provide a tool of sufficient sensitivity to permit investigation of the degree of intermolecular order within lipid films. The ultimate objective would then be to apply the method to single fragments of cell membrane material in order to obtain data complementary to the transverse data obtainable by x-ray diffraction.


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