Issue 27, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Microwave-assisted polyol synthesis of copper nanocrystals without using additional protective agents†

Hideya Kawasaki,*a   Yuka Kosaka,a   Yuki Myoujin,a   Takashi Narushima,b   Tetsu Yonezawab  and  Ryuichi Arakawaa  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
E-mail: hkawa@kansai-u.ac.jp

b Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita13, Nishi8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan

Abstract

We report the synthesis of 2 nm copper nanocrystals (Cu NCs) via a microwave-assisted polyol method without using additional protective and reducing agents. The Cu NCs are oxidation resistant and exhibit photoluminescence and highly stable properties in a colloidal dispersion.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC12346G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Apr 2011
Accepted
20 May 2011
First published
07 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 7740-7742

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Microwave-assisted polyol synthesis of copper nanocrystals without using additional protective agents

H. Kawasaki, Y. Kosaka, Y. Myoujin, T. Narushima, T. Yonezawa and R. Arakawa, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 7740 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12346G

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