Issue 5, 2023

Recent innovations in the technology and applications of low-dimensional CuO nanostructures for sensing, energy and catalysis

Abstract

Low-dimensional copper oxide nanostructures are very promising building blocks for various functional materials targeting high-demanded applications, including energy harvesting and transformation systems, sensing and catalysis. Featuring a very high surface-to-volume ratio and high chemical reactivity, these materials have attracted wide interest from researchers. Currently, extensive research on the fabrication and applications of copper oxide nanostructures ensures the fast progression of this technology. In this article we briefly outline some of the most recent, mostly within the past two years, innovations in well-established fabrication technologies, including oxygen plasma-based methods, self-assembly and electric-field assisted growth, electrospinning and thermal oxidation approaches. Recent progress in several key types of leading-edge applications of CuO nanostructures, mostly for energy, sensing and catalysis, is also reviewed. Besides, we briefly outline and stress novel insights into the effect of various process parameters on the growth of low-dimensional copper oxide nanostructures, such as the heating rate, oxygen flow, and roughness of the substrates. These insights play a key role in establishing links between the structure, properties and performance of the nanomaterials, as well as finding the cost-and-benefit balance for techniques that are capable of fabricating low-dimensional CuO with the desired properties and facilitating their integration into more intricate material architectures and devices without the loss of original properties and function.

Graphical abstract: Recent innovations in the technology and applications of low-dimensional CuO nanostructures for sensing, energy and catalysis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 11 2022
Accepted
16 2 2023
First published
17 2 2023

Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 568-602

Recent innovations in the technology and applications of low-dimensional CuO nanostructures for sensing, energy and catalysis

O. Baranov, K. Bazaka, T. Belmonte, C. Riccardi, H. E. Roman, M. Mohandas, S. Xu, U. Cvelbar and I. Levchenko, Nanoscale Horiz., 2023, 8, 568 DOI: 10.1039/D2NH00546H

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