Issue 4, 2001

Abstract

Composite materials containing amorphous Cu nanoparticles and nanocrystalline Cu2O embedded in polyaniline matrices have been prepared by a sonochemical method. These composite materials were obtained from the sonication of copper(II) acetate when aniline or 1% v/v aniline–water was used as solvent. Mechanisms for the formation of these products are proposed and discussed. The physical and thermal properties of the as-prepared composite materials are presented. A band gap of 2.61 eV is estimated from optical measurements for the as-prepared Cu2O in polyaniline.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jul 2000
Accepted
20 Dec 2000
First published
12 Feb 2001

J. Mater. Chem., 2001,11, 1209-1213

Sonochemical synthesis of amorphous Cu and nanocrystalline Cu2O embedded in a polyaniline matrix

R. V. Kumar, Y. Mastai, Y. Diamant and A. Gedanken, J. Mater. Chem., 2001, 11, 1209 DOI: 10.1039/B005769J

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