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Self-Generated Etchant for Synthetic Sculpturing of Cu2O-Au, Cu2O@Au, Au/Cu2O, and 3D-Au Nanostructures

  1. Dr. Maolin Pang1,
  2. Qingxiao Wang2,
  3. Prof. Dr. Hua Chun Zeng1,*

Article first published online: 9 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202765

Issue

Chemistry - A European Journal

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volume 18, Issue 46, pages 14605–14609, November 12, 2012

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Pang, M., Wang, Q. and Zeng, H. C. (2012), Self-Generated Etchant for Synthetic Sculpturing of Cu2O-Au, Cu2O@Au, Au/Cu2O, and 3D-Au Nanostructures. Chem. Eur. J., 18: 14605–14609. doi: 10.1002/chem.201202765

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KAUST-NUS GCR Program, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260

  2. 2

    Advanced NanoFabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

*Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KAUST-NUS GCR Program, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 9 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 3 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 AUG 2012

Funded by

  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • National University of Singapore

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Keywords:

  • chemical transformations;
  • copper;
  • gold;
  • catalysts;
  • nanostructures;
  • reduction
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Structures of Gold: A simple transformative method for nanoscale sculpturing has been developed. Five different types of complex nanocomposites of cuprite and gold have been formed by using this self-etching approach (see figure).

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