Abstract
Core-shell heterostructured Cu/Cu2O nanowires with a high aspect ratio were synthesized from Cu foam using a novel oxidation/reduction process. In situ XRD was used as an efficient tool to acquire phase transformation details during the temperature-programmed oxidation of Cu foam and the subsequent reduction process. Based on knowledge of the crucial phase transformation, optimal synthesis conditions for producing high-quality CuO and core-shell Cu/Cu2O nanowires were determined. In favor of efficient charge separation induced by the special core-shell heterostructure and the advanced three-dimensional spatial configuration, Cu/Cu2O nanowires exhibited superior visible-light activity in the degradation of methylene blue. The present study illustrates a novel strategy for fabricating efficiently core-shell heterostructured nanowires and provides the potential for developing their applications in electronic devices, for environmental remediation and in solar energy utilization fields. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13862 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 44 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: The authors thank Dr Zhonghai Zhang from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) for the photocatalytic tests, and Qingxiao Wang and Yang Yang from Kaust core facilities laboratory for their help with TEM and Raman measurements, respectively. This work was supported by the faculty distribution fund of Kaust.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- General Materials Science
- General Chemistry
