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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 11/2015

01-06-2015 | Original Paper

Synthesis of octahedral and cubic Cu2O microcrystals in sub- and super-critical methanol and their photocatalytic performance

Authors: Shuangming Li, Xin Ge, Shengnan Jiang, Xiaona Peng, Zhe Zhang, Wenxiu Li, Sansan Yu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 11/2015

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Abstract

A simple and potentially scalable sub- and super-critical methanol technique was applied to synthesize cuprous oxide. Cu2O microcrystals with two morphologies were obtained in methanol of subcritical domain by adjusting the feeding methods. The effects of the reaction time, temperature, pressure, and feeding method on the formation of Cu2O microcrystals were investigated. XRD, SEM, and XPS were applied to analyze the composition and morphology of products. Results showed that pure cuprous oxide could be obtained in subcritical methanol of 230 °C, 7.8 MPa for 15 min. The two as-obtained products displayed octahedral and cubic morphology with an average edge length of 4 and 2 μm by solution and solid feeding methods, respectively. The formation and crystal growth mechanism of Cu2O in subcritical methanol were also proposed on the basis of above results. Furthermore, the two microcrystals were employed as catalysts in the photodecomposition of negatively charged molecule methyl orange. Results showed that both microcrystals possessed excellent photocatalytic activities. However, the obvious difference between cubic and octahedral in photocatalytic performance was not found in the scale of micrometer (2–4 μm).
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Metadata
Title
Synthesis of octahedral and cubic Cu2O microcrystals in sub- and super-critical methanol and their photocatalytic performance
Authors
Shuangming Li
Xin Ge
Shengnan Jiang
Xiaona Peng
Zhe Zhang
Wenxiu Li
Sansan Yu
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8967-3

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