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LaMer diagram approach to study the nucleation and growth of Cu2O nanoparticles using supersaturation theory

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Uptake to cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanoparticle synthesis with various particle sizes and shapes via supersaturation chemistry approach (LaMer model) has been conducted. Ascorbic acid and maltodextrine as reducing agents and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a surfactant were utilized for synthesis of Cu2O nanoparticles in aqueous solution. The narrow particle size range was achieved by controlling the kinetics of nucleation and growth of particles to satisfy LaMer theory. This mean was performed utilizing different reducing agents (ascorbic acid and maltodextrin) and also, changing the reducing agent addition condition. The results showed the reducing agent addition condition, varying the size of Cu2O nanoparticles from 89 nm to 74 nm for drop-wisely and at-once routes, respectively. The samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results indicate the shape of as-prepared cuprous oxide nanoparticles have close relationship with thermodynamic and kinetic conditions, and also reducing addition condition.

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    Shahrzad Arshadi, Javad Moghaddam & Mohammadreza Eskandarian

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Arshadi, S., Moghaddam, J. & Eskandarian, M. LaMer diagram approach to study the nucleation and growth of Cu2O nanoparticles using supersaturation theory. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 31, 2020–2026 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-014-0130-3

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