Insights into the synthesis parameters effects on the structural, morphological, and magnetic properties of copper oxide nanoparticles

The present study aims at the integration of the "oxalic conversion" route into "green chemistry" for the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) with controllable structural, morphological, and magnetic properties. Two oxalate-containing precursors (H_2C_2º_4.2H_2O and...

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Autores: Mbarek, Fatma, Cherif, Ichraf, Cherif, Amira, Alonso, Jose Maria, Morales, Irene, Presa Muñoz De Toro, Patricia Marcela De La, Ammar, Salah
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/87325
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/87325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Thermal-Decomposition
Dielectric-Properties
CuO Nanoparticles
Crystal-Structure
Oxalate
Ferromagnetism
Aggregation
Glycerol
Water
Física del estado sólido
2210.29 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:The present study aims at the integration of the "oxalic conversion" route into "green chemistry" for the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) with controllable structural, morphological, and magnetic properties. Two oxalate-containing precursors (H_2C_2º_4.2H_2O and (NH_4)_(2)C_2O_4.H_2O) and different volume ratios of a mixed water/glycerol solvent were tested. First, the copper oxalates were synthesized and then subjected to thermal decomposition in air at 400 degrees C to produce the CuO powders. The purity of the samples was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), and the crystallite sizes were calculated using the Scherrer method. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed oval-shaped CuO-NPs, and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that morphological features of copper oxalate precursors and their corresponding oxides were affected by the glycerol (V/V) ratio as well as the type of C_2º_4^2- starting material. The magnetic properties of CuO-NPs were determined by measuring the temperature-dependent magnetization and the hysteresis curves at 5 and 300 K. The obtained results indicate the simultaneous coexistence of dominant antiferromagnetic and weak ferromagnetic behavior.