A simple, rapid, and surfactant-free synthesis of crystalline copper nanostructures has been carried out through microwave irradiation of a solution of copper acetylacetonate in benzyl alcohol. The structures are found to be stable against oxidation in ambient air for several months. High-resolution electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) reveals that the copper samples comprise nanospheres measuring about 150 nm in diameter, each made of copper nanocrystals similar to 7 nm in extension. The nanocrystals are densely packed into spherical aggregates, the driving force being minimization of surface area and surface energy, and are thus immune to oxidation in ambient air. Such aggregates can also be adherently supported on SiO2 and Al2O3 when these substrates are immersed in the irradiated solution. The air-stable copper nanostructures exhibit surface enhanced Raman scattering, as evidenced by the detection of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid at 10(-6) M concentrations.
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Kansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, JapanKansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan
Kosaka, Yuka
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Myoujin, Yuki
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Myoujin, Yuki
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Narushima, Takashi
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Hokkaido Univ, Fac Engn, Div Mat Sci & Engn, Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608628, JapanKansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan
Narushima, Takashi
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Yonezawa, Tetsu
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Yonezawa, Tetsu
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Arakawa, Ryuichi
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Kosaka, Yuka
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Myoujin, Yuki
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Kansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, JapanKansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan
Myoujin, Yuki
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Narushima, Takashi
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Narushima, Takashi
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Yonezawa, Tetsu
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Hokkaido Univ, Fac Engn, Div Mat Sci & Engn, Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608628, JapanKansai Univ, Fac Chem Mat & Bioengn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan
Yonezawa, Tetsu
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Arakawa, Ryuichi
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