Ghosh, Sourav and Roy, Mouni and Naskar, Milan Kanti (2014) A facile soft-chemical synthesis of cube-shaped mesoporous CuO with microcarpet-like interior. Crystal Growth & Design, 14 (6). pp. 2977-2984. ISSN 1528-7483

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Abstract

Mesoporous cube-shaped CuO with a multishell microcarpet-like patterned interior was synthesized via a facile aqueous-based process using copper nitrate, oxalic acid, and phosphoric acid in the presence of triblock copolymers (TBCs), L64, P123, and F68 at 80 degrees C/2 h followed by calcination at 300-500 degrees C. The obtained products were characterized by differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, N-2 adsorption-desorption, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A possible mechanism for the formation of microcarpet-like patterned interiors in the presence of TBCs as surfactants was illustrated.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Engineering Materials
Divisions:	Sol Gel
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2014 06:24
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2014 06:24
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/2592

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