Issue 42, 2017

Hollow CuxO (x = 2, 1) micro/nanostructures: synthesis, fundamental properties and applications

Abstract

Hollow micro/nanostructures possess fascinating physicochemical properties that would generate great application potential in the fields of catalysis, sensing and energy conversion. In the past decades, much more efforts have been employed in the exploration and enrichment of copper-based binary oxides, CuxO (x = 2, 1); thus a number of CuxO micro/nanostructures with well-controlled ingredients and morphologies have been rationally synthesized and applied. However, a thorough summary on hollow CuxO materials has been lacking so far and it is urgently necessary to further promote the progress in novel function-directed CuxO-based micro/nanostructures. In this review, we will comprehensively summarize the important advances in hollow CuxO micro/nanostructures with tailored morphologies, including the universal synthesis strategies and formation mechanisms, the interfacial Cu–O atomic structures as well as the intrinsic properties, and their potential applications. Remarks on emerging issues and promising research directions are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Hollow CuxO (x = 2, 1) micro/nanostructures: synthesis, fundamental properties and applications

Article information

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Submitted
23 Aug. 2017
Accepted
25 Sept. 2017
First published
25 Sept. 2017

CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 6225-6251

Hollow CuxO (x = 2, 1) micro/nanostructures: synthesis, fundamental properties and applications

S. Sun, Q. Yang, S. Liang and Z. Yang, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 6225 DOI: 10.1039/C7CE01530E

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