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GÜRKAYNAK ALTINÇEKİÇ T., Boz İ.
BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, vol.31, no.4, pp.1-6, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
31
Issue:
4
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Publication Date:
2008
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Journal Name:
BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Page Numbers:
pp.1-6
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Istanbul University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Cu/ZnO in nanosizes have been synthesized using ethylene glycol at various conditions. The effects of
reaction temperature, extent of reduction, various precursors such as CuX2 ⋅n H2O, ZnX2 ⋅n H2O (X = Cl–, NO3, CH3CO–2), the addition of water and the removal of volatile compounds including water were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Cu/ZnO powders
with an average diameter of as low as 50 nm was obtained with a very low polydispersity in the absence of a protective polymer. Ethylene glycol oxidation products were also identified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The morphology of Cu/ZnO powders and the yield of powders are found to be strongly
dependent on the synthesis conditions.