Controlling the Diameter of Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanowires by Electrodeposition

Jaeyoung Lee; Jaeho Oh; Youngsug Tak

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.10, No.6, 1058-1061, November, 2004

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Controlling the Diameter of Cu₂O Nanowires by Electrodeposition

Jaeyoung Lee^†, Jaeho Oh¹, and Youngsug Tak¹

Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea

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Cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) nanowires were prepared by electrodeposition into a porous alumina template. To deposit the Cu₂O nanowires defect-free into the alumina membrane, a cathodic current density of -0.5 mA/cm² was constantly applied in a copper sulfate electrolyte in the presence of lactic acid. Top-view and cross-sectional observations by TEM and SEM showed homogeneous filling of the Cu₂O nanowires in the 100- and 200-nm alumina pores. The length of the Cu₂O nanowires was 4 μm. EDS data indicated pure Cu₂O and XRD analysis showed preferential growth of Cu₂O (200) and (111) nanowires in the absence of Cu metal and CuO.

Keywords:Cu₂O;electrodeposition;nanowires;alumina template

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