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Synthesis of Cu2S Ultrasmall Nanoparticles in Zeolite 4A Nanoreactor

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In this work, Cu2S ultrasmall nanoparticles were synthesized in a zeolite 4A nanoreactor (ZA) by the ion exchange method, which consisted of two steps: (1) the ion exchange of Na+, located in ZA, for Cu+ and Cu2+, and (2), formation of Cu2S nanoparticles, using Na2S by metathesis reaction (double displacement reaction). The molecular structure of ZA was verified by FT-IR and XRD and the formation of Cu2S nanoparticles in the ZA matrix by DSC, UV–Vis, Raman, TEM, and HRTEM characterizations. The results showed a non-modified molecular structure of the Z4 by synthesis of Cu2S nanoparticles with a size distribution of 4–8 nm.

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To DGIP of the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), for the financial support through the PROFAPI2015/100 Project, to the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) for their support of scholarships No. 775836, and to the Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV), for its support in infrastructure and equipment.

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Leal-Perez, J.E., Flores-Valenzuela, J., Vargas-Ortíz, R.A. et al. Synthesis of Cu2S Ultrasmall Nanoparticles in Zeolite 4A Nanoreactor. J Clust Sci 34, 1563–1568 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02330-6

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