Title :
Synthesis and Characterization of CuO Nanowires
Author :
Dee, Chang Fu ; Yahaya, Muhammad ; Salleh, Muhamad Mat ; Majlis, Burhanuddin Yeop
Author_Institution :
Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
Abstract :
Synthesis of copper oxide nanowires was done heating up copper wires in wet ambient air at 400 and 500degC. The existence of nanowires was confirmed by SEM images and EDX spectroscopy. Nanowires were not formed in nitrogen ambient. The diameters of synthesized nanowires are between 30 to 160 nm and lengths up to 39 mum. SEM image shows that CuO nanowires were formed on top of the oxide grains. Vapor-solid growth mechanism is also suggested for the growth of this nanowire.
Keywords :
X-ray chemical analysis; copper compounds; heat treatment; nanotechnology; nanowires; scanning electron microscopy; CuO; EDX spectroscopy; SEM images; copper oxide nanowires; heat treatment; nanowires; size 30 nm to 60 nm; temperature 400 C to 500 C; vapor-solid growth mechanism; Copper; Heating; Nanoelectronics; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Nanowires; Nitrogen; Protection; Spectroscopy; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Electronics, 2006. ICSE '06. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9730-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9731-2
DOI :
10.1109/SMELEC.2006.381066
