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Fe content and calcination temperature effects on CuO nanoparticles

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In this work, a detailed study of the Fe doped effect on the structural properties of copper oxide nanoparticles (NP’s) is reported. The studied samples were those of the (Cu100–xFex)O system, with x = 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 for calcination temperatures of 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240 and 260 °C. The samples were prepared by the co-precipitation method. The molar concentration of the precipitator agent was 7 M. From the refinement of the diffraction patterns, using the Rietveld method, it was found that all the samples exhibit only one structural phase, that of CuO (tenorite), which is a monoclinic structure with space group C2/c, and the samples have crystallite sizes that range from 39 to 57 ± 1 nm, depending on the Fe content. By transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), it was observed that the mean particle size for the sample with 15 at. % Fe was 46 ± 19 nm. Combined with X-Ray diffraction (XRD) results, can be concluded that the nanoparticles are monocrystalline. Fe contributes to increasing the crystallite size and promoting its stability, which may be because of its affinity with oxygen, which contributes to a reduction of the oxygen vacancies.

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The authors would like to thank the partial supports of Universidad del Valle; of Colciencias, Colombian Agency, through the research project 110671250407, and the CENM of Universidad del Valle.

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Colorado, H.D., Alcázar, G.A.P. Fe content and calcination temperature effects on CuO nanoparticles. Hyperfine Interact 241, 51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-020-01720-4

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