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Cu 2 O quantum‐dot particles prepared from nanostructured copper **
Author(s) -
Knözinger Erich,
Kellersohn Antje,
Langel Walter,
Giersig Michael
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19950070711
Subject(s) - copper , materials science , catalysis , characterization (materials science) , methanol , copper oxide , oxide , quantum dot , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Higly disperse copper oxides are widely used as catalysts for industrial processes, for example in methanol synthesis. The supports used for these catalysts hamper their characterization of the copper oxide species involved. Here, a procedure for the preparation of unsupported, nanostructured, and pure Cu 2 O samples is reported. The process involved the production of nanonstructured copper and the subsequent controlled oxidation of this material.