Facet-selective growth of Cu–Cu2O heterogeneous architectures

Abstract

We have demonstrated a facile protocol for the synthesis of facet-selective growth of low-cost metal Cu nanoparticles on {111} facets of polyhedral 26-facet Cu₂O architectures. The novel Cu–Cu₂O heterogeneous architectures show better adsorption and photodegradation of methyl orange than those of the original Cu₂O architectures.