Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis

MB Gawande, A Goswami, FX Felpin, T Asefa… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-
abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nitrophenol reduction by gold-and other transition metal nanoparticles

P Zhao, X Feng, D Huang, G Yang, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review presents the basic concepts and recent developments and advances of gold
nanoparticle (AuNP)-catalyzed 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) by …

Nanostructured copper oxide semiconductors: a perspective on materials, synthesis methods and applications

AS Zoolfakar, RA Rani, AJ Morfa… - journal of materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The oxides of copper (CuxO) are fascinating materials due to their remarkable optical,
electrical, thermal and magnetic properties. Nanostructuring of CuxO can further enhance …

Catalytic activity of faceted gold nanoparticles studied by a model reaction: evidence for substrate-induced surface restructuring

S Wunder, Y Lu, M Albrecht, M Ballauff - Acs Catalysis, 2011 - ACS Publications
We present the analysis of the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution as
a function of temperature. As a model reaction, the reduction of p-nitrophenol (Nip) by …

A ternary Cu 2 O–Cu–CuO nanocomposite: a catalyst with intriguing activity

AK Sasmal, S Dutta, T Pal - Dalton Transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, the syntheses of Cu2O as well as Cu (0) nanoparticle catalysts are presented.
Copper acetate monohydrate produced two distinctly different catalyst particles with varying …

Photo-reduced Cu/CuO nanoclusters on TiO2 nanotube arrays as highly efficient and reusable catalyst

Z Jin, C Liu, K Qi, X Cui - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Non-noble metal nanoparticles are becoming more and more important in catalysis recently.
Cu/CuO nanoclusters on highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays are successfully developed …

Laser scribed graphene biosensor for detection of biogenic amines in food samples using locally sourced materials

DC Vanegas, L Patiño, C Mendez, DA Oliveira… - Biosensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
In foods, high levels of biogenic amines (BA) are the result of microbial metabolism that
could be affected by temperatures and storage conditions. Thus, the level of BA is commonly …

Stable aqueous based Cu nanoparticle ink for printing well-defined highly conductive features on a plastic substrate

S Jeong, HC Song, WW Lee, SS Lee, Y Choi, W Son… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
With the aim of inkjet printing highly conductive and well-defined Cu features on plastic
substrates, aqueous based Cu ink is prepared for the first time using water-soluble Cu …

Facile fabrication of faceted copper nanocrystals with high catalytic activity for p-nitrophenol reduction

P Zhang, Y Sui, G Xiao, Y Wang, C Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reports a reproducible and facile approach to synthesize faceted copper
nanocrystals (Cu NCs) using an inexpensive copper oxide as a precursor. By simply …

Synthesis of copper nanoparticles: An overview of the various methods

B Khodashenas, HR Ghorbani - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2014 - Springer
The synthesis of metal nanoparticles has received much attention due to their wide range of
applications. Copper nanoparticles have attracted much attention due to their unique optical …