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Nanosized CuO Particles via a Supramolecular Strategy
Author(s) -
Premkumar T.,
Geckeler K. E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500454
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , nanoparticle , thermal decomposition , copper oxide , decomposition , copper , nanotechnology , oxide , materials science , chemical engineering , computer science , chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , crystal structure , engineering
Uniform cupric oxide nanoparticles have been prepared for the first time via a novel supramolecular complex (see image, left) by thermal decomposition, in which cucurbit[7]uril was selected to encapsulate copper acetate, which acts as the precursor for the CuO nanoparticles (right). The procedure affords particles with a narrow size distribution and of very small diameter (≈5 nm).
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