Issue 45, 2018

pH-Control as a way to fine-tune the Cu/Cu2O ratio in radiation induced synthesis of Cu2O particles

Abstract

In this work we have optimized the γ-radiation induced synthesis of Cu–Cu2O particles from aqueous CuSO4 solution by investigating the effect of pH. The obtained precipitate was analyzed by XRD and SEM techniques. The results indicated that at solution pH lower than 3.75, quasi-spherical Cu agglomerates can be formed while at pH higher than 4.40 only octahedron-shaped Cu2O particles are produced. At solution pH in the range from 3.75 to 4.40, a Cu–Cu2O mixture is produced. It was found that the relative amount of Cu2O in the Cu–Cu2O precipitate increases with pH in the studied range. The influence of solution pH on the Cu/Cu2O ratios in the product can be explained on the basis of pH-dependent competition kinetics between the reactions leading to either Cu or Cu2O formation. As a consequence, the composition and morphology of the Cu–Cu2O precipitate can be tuned by controlling pH of the aqueous CuSO4 solution during the γ-radiation induced synthesis.

Graphical abstract: pH-Control as a way to fine-tune the Cu/Cu2O ratio in radiation induced synthesis of Cu2O particles

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Jul 2018
Accepted
26 Oct 2018
First published
29 Oct 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 16139-16144

pH-Control as a way to fine-tune the Cu/Cu2O ratio in radiation induced synthesis of Cu2O particles

Z. Li, I. L. Soroka, F. Min and M. Jonsson, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 16139 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT02916D

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