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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 134, Issue 2, Pages 1261-1267Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja209662v
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- National Science Council of Taiwan [NSC 98-2113-M-007-005-MY3]
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In this study, a new series of Cu2O nanocrystals with systematic shape evolution from cubic to face-raised cubic, edge- and corner-truncated octahedral, all-corner-truncated rhombic dodecahedral, {100}-truncated rhombic dodecahedral, and rhombic dodecahedral structures have been synthesized. The average sizes for the cubes, edge- and corner-truncated octahedra, {100}-truncated rhombic dodecahedra, and rhombic dodecahedra are approximately 200, 140, 270, and 290 nm, respectively. An aqueous mixture of CuCl2, sodium dodecyl sulfate, NaOH, and NH2OH center dot HCI was prepared to produce these nanocrystals at room temperature. Simple adjustment of the amounts of NH2OH center dot HCI introduced enables this particle shape evolution. These novel particle morphologies have been carefully analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The solution color changes quickly from blue to green, yellow, and then orange within 1 min of reaction in the formation of nanocubes, while such color change takes 10-20 min in the growth of rhombic dodecahedra. TEM examination confirmed the rapid production of nanocubes and a substantially slower growth rate for the rhombic dodecahedra. The rhombic dodecahedra exposing only the {110} facets exhibit an exceptionally good photocatalytic activity toward the fast and complete photodegradation of methyl orange due to a high number density of surface copper atoms, demonstrating the importance of their successful preparation. They may serve as effective and cheap catalysts for other photocatalytic reactions and organic coupling reactions.
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