Synthesis characterization and applications of copper based micro and nano materials

Abstract

Copper is one of the first metals to be used by mankind in the path of evolution and its use in our daily life is an ancient practice After evolution of nanotechnology copper grasp the attention of researcher due to its affordable price functional diversity and less toxicity Copper being conducting in nature and Cu2O being semiconducting its nanomaterials have attracted great interest in the field of electronics Copperbased nanomaterials have been used as potential catalysts to carry out various organic transformations Antimicrobial properties provided copperbased materials a significant position in the fields of health and hygiene newlineThe chapter 1 focuses metal nanoparticles with particular reference to copperbased nanomaterials The chapter mainly discusses the various methods for the synthesis of copperbased nanoparticles It throws light on utilizations of various surfactants ligands and polymers as stabilizers and the effects of other reactions parameters on shape and size of the nanoparticles This chapter also discusses the applications of copperbased nanomaterials in the fields of modern science and technology newlineThe chapter 2 describes various methods for synthesis of cuprous oxide microparticles Cu2OMPs copper microparticles CuMPs cuprous oxide nanoparticles Cu2ONPs and copper nanoparticles CuNPs Synthesis of Cu2OMPs of various morphologies in ambient conditions is described where CuII ions is reduced by N2H4H2O in the absence or presence of chosen alcohols Emphasis is on the effect of counter anions of copper precursor and the type of alcohol functionalized capping agents on the shapes and sizes of Cu2OMPsCu2ONPs and CuNPs were synthesized by cross fertilization of century old basic chemistry ie acidic hydrolysis of starch to give reducing sugar glucose and Fehlings reactions of glucose Rice is used as source of reducing sugar that also acted as a stabilizing agent for synthesis of Cu2ONPs and CuNPs Solvo thermal synthesis of Cu2OMPs and CuMPs from CuCO3CuOH2 in waterglycrol 11 and glycerol as solvent under b