Surface-modified CuO layer in size-stabilized single-phase Cu2O nanoparticles
Surface-modified CuO layer in size-stabilized single-phase Cu2O nanoparticles
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1416478
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发表时间:
2001-11-05
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4
通讯作者:
Shivaprasad, SM
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作者:
Balamurugan, B;Mehta, BR;Shivaprasad, SM
Activated reactive evaporation has been used to grow copper oxide nanoparticles in the size range of 8-100 nm. X-ray diffraction spectra clearly show the presence of a single Cu2O phase. Detailed x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies show an increase in the ionicity of the Cu2O system with decreasing particle size. Depth profiling and finger printing of x-ray photoelectron spectra reveal that the Cu2O nanoparticles are capped with a CuO surface layer of thickness approximate to1.6 nm. This study strongly suggests that the stabilization of the cubic Cu2O nanophase is enhanced by the formation of a CuO surface layer. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.