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CuO nanocrystals of three different sizes 3.5, 6.5, and 10.0 nm were synthesized by a novel electrochemical route. Quantum size effects in these nanocrystals are evident from the optical absorption spectra. The optical absorption feature is observed to be blue shifted by about 1 eV with size reduction. The CuO q-particles were found to be single-phased and very stable as far as the size and phase is concerned.
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Borgohain, K., Mahamuni, S. Formation of Single-phase CuO Quantum Particles. Journal of Materials Research 17, 1220–1223 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2002.0180
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