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Electrochemical Synthesis and Room Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Cu Nanowires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Xingmin Liu  and
Yanchun Zhou
Xingmin Liu
Affiliation:
High-performance Ceramic Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, People’s Republic of China
Yanchun Zhou*
Affiliation:
High-performance Ceramic Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: yczhou@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

Highly oriented copper nanowires were electrochemically synthesized in a porous alumina membrane template using a new type of weak-acid electrolyte. The Cu nanowires that were deposited have (110) preferred orientation, which is different from most electrochemically deposited Cu nanowires, and they can grow homogeneously. Transmission electron microscopy was used to investigate the room-temperature oxidation behavior, and it was observed that sample treatment methods greatly influence the oxidation rate of the wires. Cu nanowires with different diameters have different resistance to oxidation. The orientation relationship between oxide layer and small-diameter Cu nanowire was determined to be (001) Cu2O // (111) Cu, (110) Cu2O // (110) Cu, and [110] Cu2O // [112] Cu. The possible oxidation process is also discussed.

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Electrochemical synthesisOxidationTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 2371 - 2378
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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