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Plasma Electrochemistry in 1‐Butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dicyanamide: Copper Nanoparticles from CuCl and CuCl 2
Author(s) -
Kulbe Norman,
Höfft Oliver,
Ulbrich Angela,
Zein El Abedin Sherif,
Krischok Stefan,
Janek Jürgen,
Pölleth Manuel,
Endres Frank
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201000067
Subject(s) - dicyanamide , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , ionic liquid , copper , nanoparticle , transmission electron microscopy , inorganic chemistry , particle (ecology) , chemistry , particle size , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , chemical engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , oceanography , geology , engineering
We report on the reaction of CuCl and CuCl 2 , each dissolved in 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([BMIm]dca), with a glow discharge argon plasma. The interaction of the plasma with the solutions exhibits a strong reaction with gas evolution and the growth of copper nanoparticles. The particle size was determined with transmission electron microscopy (from the particle/ionic liquid, IL solution). The chemical composition was investigated by ex situ X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). We found that the mean diameter of the copper particles produced in CuCl/[BMIm]dca and CuCl 2 /[BMIm]dca was in the same order of magnitude (between 2 and 10 nm). Despite the strong reaction we found no hints for IL degradation products in the liquids with infrared spectroscopy. XPS showed that ex situ treatment of the particles leads to the formation of CuO.