Published January 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis of carbon nanotube-CuxO(x = 8, 64) nanocrystal composites

  • 1. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China)
  • 2. Pusan National University, Busan (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Pusan National University, Miryang (Korea, Republic of)

Description

A simple, rapid and eco-friendly method has been introduced to prepare suboxide CuxO(x = 8, 64) nanocrystals on multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites. The structural characterization by using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction methods indicates that CuxO(x = 8, 64) can be uniformly grown on the sidewalls of carbon nanotube under direct copper deposition at room temperature. Our results suggest that the growth method of nano-CuxO (x = 8, 64) crystals could be used to synthesize other nano-metal suboxides, such as MxO (M=metal; x = 1, 2, 4, 8 and 64)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
12
Series
24 refs, 3 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 421-424
ISSN
0374-4884