TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of process parameters on Cu-nanoparticle synthesis in tetraethylene glycol through microwave irradiation
AU - Choi, Woo Lim
AU - Lee, Jong Hyun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2020
PY - 2020/8/19
Y1 - 2020/8/19
N2 - Copper nanoparticles were successfully synthesised through microwave irradiation of a copper-oxide particle precursor dispersed in tetraethylene glycol. Initial results obtained after 4–6 min of irradiation, without the use of a surfactant, indicated nanoparticle aggregation and particle-size bimodality by incomplete reduction. However, the said aggregation and bimodality were observed to be significantly suppressed with accelerated reduction upon addition of an alcohol-type surfactant. Consequently, Cu nanoparticles measuring 74 and 79 nm in size were successfully synthesised by performing short irradiations lasting 3 and 4 min, respectively.
AB - Copper nanoparticles were successfully synthesised through microwave irradiation of a copper-oxide particle precursor dispersed in tetraethylene glycol. Initial results obtained after 4–6 min of irradiation, without the use of a surfactant, indicated nanoparticle aggregation and particle-size bimodality by incomplete reduction. However, the said aggregation and bimodality were observed to be significantly suppressed with accelerated reduction upon addition of an alcohol-type surfactant. Consequently, Cu nanoparticles measuring 74 and 79 nm in size were successfully synthesised by performing short irradiations lasting 3 and 4 min, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1049/mnl.2019.0459
DO - 10.1049/mnl.2019.0459
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092274269
SN - 1750-0443
VL - 15
SP - 640
EP - 644
JO - Micro and Nano Letters
JF - Micro and Nano Letters
IS - 10
ER -