Copper (I) oxide microparticles with the morphology
of cubic and hollow sphere were synthesized with the assistance of
surfactant as the shape controller. Both particles were then subjected
to study the catalytic activity and observed the results of shape effects
of catalysts on rate of catalytic reaction. The decolorizing reaction of
crystal violet and sodium hydroxide was chosen and measured the
decreasing of reactant with respect to times using spectrophotometer.
The result revealed that morphology of crystal had no effect on the
catalytic activity for crystal violet reaction but contributed to total
surface area predominantly.
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Cu2O from Octahedra to Hollow Structures,” Cryst. Growth Des. vol.
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Cu2O nanoparticles: use of chloride to promote the formation of a cubic
morphology,” J. Mater. Chem. vol. 18, pp. 4069-4073, July 2008.
[10] J. Ho and M. H. Huang, “Synthesis of Submicrometer-Sized Cu2O
Crystals with Morphological Evolution from Cubic to Hexapod
Structures and Their Comparative Photocatalytic Activity,” J. Phys.
Chem. C, vol. 113, pp. 14159–14164, 2009.
[11] L. Zhang, P. Ying, B. Yu, L. Wu, J. Wang, X. Quan-Gu, S. Chen, R.
Zhou, and Z. Ni, “ Controllable synthesis of Cu2O Hierarchical
Nanoclusters with High Photocalytic Acitivity,” RSC Adv., vol. 4, pp.
42892-42898, 2014.
[12] X. Meng, G. Tian, Y. Chen, Y. Qu, J. Zhou, K. Pan, W. Zhou, G. Zhang,
H. Fu, “ Room Temperature Solution Synthesis of Hierarchical Bow-
Like Cu2O with High Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Activity,”
RSC Adv., vol. 2, pp. 2875-2881, 2011.
[13] Y. Wang, D. Huang, X. Zhu, Y. Ma, H. Geng, Y. Wang, G. Yin, D. He,
Z. Yang, and N. Hu, “ Surfactant-free Synthesis of Cu2O Hollow
Spheres and Their Wavelength-Dependent Visible Photocatalytic
Activities using LED Lamps as Cold light Sources,” Nano Res. Lett. vol.
9, pp. 624-632, 2014.
[14] K. Wongwailikhit, N. Sripoomwattana, “Efficient Simple Method for
the Synthesis of Copper (I) Oxide Hollow Microspheres with the
Assistance of Polyoxyethylene-nonylphenylether,” Asian J. Chem., vol.
25, no. 18, pp. 2845 –2850, 2013.
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Featuring Measure Net. 2nd ed. California: Brook/Cole, Cengage
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[16] H. Xu, J.K. Dong, and C. Chen, “ One-Step Chemical Bath Deposition
and Photocatalytic activity of Cu2O Thin Films with Orientation and
Size Controlled by A Chelating Agent,” Mater. Chem. Phys., vol 143,
pp. 713-719, 2014.
[17] J. Pal, C. Mondal, A.K. Ssmal, M. Ganguly, Y. Negishi, and T. Pal, “
Account of Nitroarene Resuction with Size- and Facet-Controlled CuOMnO2
Nanocomposites,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. vol. 6, pp. 9173-
9184, 2014.
[18] B. Yan, S. Huang, S. Wang, and X. Ma, “Catalytic Oxidative
Carbonylation over Cu2O Nanoclusters Supported on Carbon Materials:
The Role of the Carbon Support,” Chem. Cat. Chem., vol. 6, pp. 2671 –
2679, 2014.
[1] Y. Cao, J. Fan, L. Bai, F. Yuan, Y. Chen, “Morphology Evolution of
Cu2O from Octahedra to Hollow Structures,” Cryst. Growth Des. vol.
10, no. 1, 232-236, Jan. 2010.
[2] B. White, M. Yin, A. Hall, D. Le, S. Stolbov, T. Rahman, N. Turro, S.
O’Brien, “Complete CO Oxidation over Cu2O Nanoparticles Supported
on Silica Gel,” Nano Letters, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 2095-2098, Sep. 2006.
[3] C. H. Kuo, M. H. Huang, “Morphologically controlled synthesis of
CuZO nanocrystals and their properties,” Nano Today, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.
106-116, 2010.
[4] J. L. C. Huaman, K. Sato, S. Kurita, T. Matsumoto, B. Jeyadevan,
“Copper nanoparticles synthesized by hydroxyl ion assisted alcohol
reduction for conducting ink” J. Mater. Chem. vol. 21, no. 20, pp. 7062-
7069, 2011.
[5] C. Kuo, C. Chen, M. H. Huang, “Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Monodispersed
Cu2O Nanocubes with Five Different Size Ranges from 40 to
420 nm.” Adv. Funct. Mater. vol. 17, pp. 3773–3780, 2007.
[6] Y. Cho and Y. Huh, “Facile Precipitation Method for Morphological
Tuning of Cu2O Crystals,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2014, vol. 35, no.
11, 3239-3243, July. 2014.
[7] M. Yang, J. Zhu, “Spherical hollow assembly composed of Cu2O
nanoparticles,” J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 256, no. 1-2, 134–138, Aug. 2003.
[8] P. He, X. Shen, H. Geo, “Size-controlled preparation of Cu2O
octahedron nanocrystals and studies on their optical absorption,” J.
Colloid Interf. Sci. vol. 284, pp. 510-515, Dec. 2005.
[9] M.H. Kim, B. Lim, E. P. Lee, Y. Xia, “Polyol synthesis of
Cu2O nanoparticles: use of chloride to promote the formation of a cubic
morphology,” J. Mater. Chem. vol. 18, pp. 4069-4073, July 2008.
[10] J. Ho and M. H. Huang, “Synthesis of Submicrometer-Sized Cu2O
Crystals with Morphological Evolution from Cubic to Hexapod
Structures and Their Comparative Photocatalytic Activity,” J. Phys.
Chem. C, vol. 113, pp. 14159–14164, 2009.
[11] L. Zhang, P. Ying, B. Yu, L. Wu, J. Wang, X. Quan-Gu, S. Chen, R.
Zhou, and Z. Ni, “ Controllable synthesis of Cu2O Hierarchical
Nanoclusters with High Photocalytic Acitivity,” RSC Adv., vol. 4, pp.
42892-42898, 2014.
[12] X. Meng, G. Tian, Y. Chen, Y. Qu, J. Zhou, K. Pan, W. Zhou, G. Zhang,
H. Fu, “ Room Temperature Solution Synthesis of Hierarchical Bow-
Like Cu2O with High Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Activity,”
RSC Adv., vol. 2, pp. 2875-2881, 2011.
[13] Y. Wang, D. Huang, X. Zhu, Y. Ma, H. Geng, Y. Wang, G. Yin, D. He,
Z. Yang, and N. Hu, “ Surfactant-free Synthesis of Cu2O Hollow
Spheres and Their Wavelength-Dependent Visible Photocatalytic
Activities using LED Lamps as Cold light Sources,” Nano Res. Lett. vol.
9, pp. 624-632, 2014.
[14] K. Wongwailikhit, N. Sripoomwattana, “Efficient Simple Method for
the Synthesis of Copper (I) Oxide Hollow Microspheres with the
Assistance of Polyoxyethylene-nonylphenylether,” Asian J. Chem., vol.
25, no. 18, pp. 2845 –2850, 2013.
[15] B. Stanton, L. Zhu, C. Atwood. Experiments in General Chemistry:
Featuring Measure Net. 2nd ed. California: Brook/Cole, Cengage
Learning, 2010, ch. 23.
[16] H. Xu, J.K. Dong, and C. Chen, “ One-Step Chemical Bath Deposition
and Photocatalytic activity of Cu2O Thin Films with Orientation and
Size Controlled by A Chelating Agent,” Mater. Chem. Phys., vol 143,
pp. 713-719, 2014.
[17] J. Pal, C. Mondal, A.K. Ssmal, M. Ganguly, Y. Negishi, and T. Pal, “
Account of Nitroarene Resuction with Size- and Facet-Controlled CuOMnO2
Nanocomposites,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. vol. 6, pp. 9173-
9184, 2014.
[18] B. Yan, S. Huang, S. Wang, and X. Ma, “Catalytic Oxidative
Carbonylation over Cu2O Nanoclusters Supported on Carbon Materials:
The Role of the Carbon Support,” Chem. Cat. Chem., vol. 6, pp. 2671 –
2679, 2014.
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of cubic and hollow sphere were synthesized with the assistance of
surfactant as the shape controller. Both particles were then subjected
to study the catalytic activity and observed the results of shape effects
of catalysts on rate of catalytic reaction. The decolorizing reaction of
crystal violet and sodium hydroxide was chosen and measured the
decreasing of reactant with respect to times using spectrophotometer.
The result revealed that morphology of crystal had no effect on the
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