A novel preparation of nano-Cu/ZnO by photo-reduction of Cu(OCH(Me)CH2NMe2)(2) on ZnO at room temperature

Room-temperature preparation of nano-Cu on ZnO by UV light induced photo-reduction of Cu(OCH(Me)CH2NMe2)(2) precursor was achieved, indicating a novel method of nanoCu/ZnO synthesis from an organometallic copper precursor in non-aqueous media without further chemical reduction.