Synthesis of Copper and Copper Oxide Nanomaterials by Pulsed Electric Field in Water with Various Electrical Conductivities
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ArticleKAUST Grant Number
OSR-2019-CPF-1975.33Date
2020-07-10Submitted Date
2020-06-16Permanent link to this record
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Nanomaterial synthesis is a hot research subject that has been extensively studied in the last two decades. Recently, plasmas in liquid systems have been proposed as an efficient means of synthesizing various types of nanomaterials. The formation processes implicate many physical and chemical phenomena that take place at the electrode surface, as well as in the plasma volume, which renders it difficult to fully understand the underlying mechanisms. In this study, we assess the effect of electric field on nanomaterial synthesis in a system composed of two copper electrodes immersed in water, in the absence of an electrical discharge. The obtained results indicate that various nanostructures, including copper nanoparticles, copper oxide nanowires, and/or hollow nanoparticles, may be produced, depending on the electrical conductivity of the solution (adjusted by adding highly diluted HCl to deionized water). The materials synthesized herein are collected and characterized, and a formation mechanism is proposed. Overall, our results provide insight into the physical and chemical phenomena underlying nanomaterial synthesis in plasmas in liquid.Citation
Hamdan, A., Glad, X., & Cha, M. S. (2020). Synthesis of Copper and Copper Oxide Nanomaterials by Pulsed Electric Field in Water with Various Electrical Conductivities. Nanomaterials, 10(7), 1347. doi:10.3390/nano10071347Sponsors
This research was funded by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) grant number No. OSR-2019-CPF-1975.33. The APC was funded by KAUST.Publisher
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NanomaterialsAdditional Links
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/7/1347https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/7/1347/pdf
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10.3390/nano10071347
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