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A rapid, one-pot, additive free and economic synthesis of Cu/Cu2O nanocrystals with controlled size in the nanoscale regime has been outlined. The effect of different copper precursors on morphology selective synthesis of Cu/Cu2O nanoparticles via microwave irradiation has been investigated. In this study, the formation of selective cubic and spherical morphology of Cu/Cu2O nanoparticles has been achieved using copper sulphate and copper nitrate precursors respectively with 1,3-propandiol on the same reaction conditions. The 1,3-propandiol play a multiple role such as a solvent, reactant, capping agent and reducing agent in a reaction. The phase identification, surface morphology and elemental composition of as synthesized Cu/Cu2O nanoparticles were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM and EDS techniques.
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Bhosale, M.A., Bhanage, B.M. A Simple, Additive Free Approach for Synthesis of Cu/Cu2O Nanoparticles: Effect of Precursors in Morphology Selectivity. J Clust Sci 28, 1215–1224 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-016-1124-6
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