Three-dimensional (3D) structures such as nanowires, nanotubes, and nanorods have the potential to increase surface area, reduce light reflection, and shorten charge carrier transport distances. The assembly of such structures thus holds great promise for enhancing photoelectrochemical solar cell efficiency. In this study, genetically modified Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV1cys) was used to form sel...

It is well known that the superconducting transition temperature (T(c)) of cuprate superconductors can be enhanced by varying certain structural and electronic parameters, such as the flatness of the CuO₂ planes or their doping level. We determine the uniaxial and hydrostatic pressure derivatives of T(c) in the structurally simple tetragonal compound HgBa₂CuO(4+δ) near optimal doping. Our resul...

Water-soluble cupric oxide nanoparticles are fabricated via a quick-precipitation method and used as peroxidase mimetics for ultrasensitive detection of hydrogen peroxide and glucose. The water-soluble CuO nanoparticles show much higher catalytic activity than that of commercial CuO nanoparticles due to their higher affinity to hydrogen peroxide. In addition, the as-prepared CuO nanoparticles a...

Well-crystallized flower-shaped copper oxide nanostructures composed of thin leaves have been synthesized by simple low-temperature chemical bath method and used to fabricate pH sensors. We examined the effect of the pH on the growth of the CuO nanostructures. By changing the pH of the precursor solution different morphologies of the CuO nanostructures were obtained. CuO nanoflowers have recent...

One-dimensional nanocomposites of metal-oxide and noble metal were expected to present superior performance for nonenzymatic glucose detection due to its good conductivity and high catalytic activity inherited from noble metal and metal oxide respectively. As a proof of concept, we synthesized gold and copper oxide (Au/CuO) composite with unique one-dimensional nanocauliflowers structure. Due t...

Large surface area samples of nanotextured black CuO were prepared by chemical etching of Cu for use in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The SERS intensity of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of thiophenol was proportional to the thickness of a nanoscale-conformal Au film deposited by magnetron sputtering over the black CuO. A very high SERS yield of ∼10(4) counts per s per mW was obse...

ABSTRACT: Excess fluoride ion (F) in drinking water causes harmful effects such as dental and skeletal fluorosis. Hence, its concentration in drinking water must not exceed a certain range. This study investigated the removal of F from aqueous solutions with CuO nanoparticles using a range of experimental approaches, including pH, adsorbent dose, contact times, and initial F concentration. The ...

The oxygen deecient CuO x planes of the high-T c superconductors REBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x (RE denotes a rare-earth atom or yttrium) are studied. Starting from the Emery model for the Cu-O chain fragments, an extended ASYNNNI model is proposed to describe the statistical mechanics of the CuO x planes. The model is analysed by using Monte Carlo techniques, computing especially the charge transfer to the...

Carbon nanotubes are coated with a layer of copper by an electroless plating method. To prepare CuOrcarbon nanotubes, Curcarbon nanotubes are oxidized by heating to 1608C in air for 12 h. The lithium insertion properties of carbon and CuOrcarbon nanotubes are tested by an electrochemical method. Carbon nanotubes can reversibly store 700 mA h Li g carbon, while CuO in CuOrcarbon nanotubes can re...

Levulinic acid (LA), 4-oxo-pentanoic acid, is a new platform chemical with various potential uses. In this paper, catalytic hydrogenation and oxidation of levulinic acid were studied. It was shown from experiments that levulinic acid can be hydrogenated to γ-valerolactone (GVL) over transition metal catalysts and oxidative-decarboxylated to 2-butanone (methyl-ethyl-ketone, MEK) and methyl-vinyl...