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Influence of Pressure and Temperature on X-Ray Induced Photoreduction of Nanocrystalline CuO

  • L'Orme des Merisiers
  • Ehime University

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Abstract

X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Cu K-edge is used to study X-ray induced photoreduction of copper oxide to metallic copper. Although no photoreduction has been observed in microcrystalline copper oxide, we have found that the photoreduction kinetics of nanocrystalline CuO depends on the crystallite size, temperature and pressure. The rate of photoreduction increases for smaller nanoparticles but decreases at low temperature and higher pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-19
Number of pages7
JournalLatvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • copper oxide
  • high-pressure
  • nanocrystalline
  • radiolysis
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy

OECD Field of Science

  • 1.3 Physical Sciences

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