Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol.114, No.1, 213-216, 2009
Well-aligned Cu2O nanowire arrays prepared by an ethylene glycol-reduced process
Well-aligned arrays of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanowires were synthesized through the reduction of Cu(CH3COO)(2) by ethylene glycol (EG) without the assistance of externally introduced template. The panorama of well-aligned arrays of Cu2O nanowires looks like a biscuit. These Cu2O nanowires are similar to 30 nm in diameter. A systematic investigation has been carried out to understand the factors influencing the phase composition and Cu2O morphologies. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.