One-pot low-temperature sonochemical synthesis of CuO nanostructures and their electrochemical properties

Da Sol Kim, Jae Chan Kim, Byung Kook Kim, Dong Wan Kim

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    Abstract

    We report a low-temperature sonochemical method for the synthesis of CuO nanostructure. CuO nanowires and ellipsoidal CuO nanostructures were fabricated using 20 kHz ultrasonic irradiation. The ultrasonic irradiation led to the efficient precipitation of crystalline CuO nanoparticles at 10 °C without additional dehydration or heat treatment. The formation mechanism of the CuO nanostructures was investigated by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy with respect to the exposure time and amount of surfactant. The optimized CuO nanoparticles (SW-CTAB1) have an ideal one-dimensional CuO nanostructure with a high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 62.15 m2 g−1. Furthermore, the SW-CTAB1 electrodes exhibited a good lithium activity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19454-19460
    Number of pages7
    JournalCeramics International
    Volume42
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Dec 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, South Korea (Nos. 2016R1A2B2012728 and 2016M3A7B4909318 ) and by the institutional research program of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea ( 2E26081-16-054 ).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2016 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l.

    Keywords

    • A. Powders: chemical preparation
    • B. Electron microscopy
    • B. X-ray methods
    • D. Transition metal oxides
    • E. Batteries

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Process Chemistry and Technology
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Materials Chemistry

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