A Solvent-Reduction Approach to Tetrapod-Like Copper(I) Chloride Crystallites

Qing Li, Mingwang Shao, Guihua Yu, Ji Wu, Fanqing Li, Yitai Qian

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Abstract

Tetrapod-like CuCl crystallites with uniform sizes were generated conveniently in a mixed solution of acetylacetone and ethylene glycol at 120 °C under solvothermal conditions. The products were characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, UV–Vis and PL techniques. The average length of the legs of T-CuCl is 30 µm. The morphologies of the products were related to the reaction temperature, time and the volume ratio of the solvents. A solvent-mediated morphological transformation mechanism was proposed and it was in good agreement with the observations made with scanning electron microscopy. The role of the two solvents was also explored.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

Keywords

  • chloride
  • copper(I)
  • crystallites
  • solvent-reduction
  • tetrapod-like

DC Disciplines

  • Chemistry

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