Copper(II) oxide

Name: Copper(II) oxide
Brand: ALDRICH

nanopowder, <50 nm particle size (TEM)

Synonym(s):

Copper monoxide, CuO nanoparticles, Red copper oxide, Cupric oxide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

CuO

CAS Number:

1317-38-0

Molecular Weight:

79.55

NACRES:

NA.23

PubChem Substance ID:

24878789

UNSPSC Code:

12352302

EC Number:

215-269-1

MDL number:

MFCD00010979

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Properties

form

nanopowder

Quality Level

100

surface area

29 m²/g

particle size

<50 nm (TEM)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

[Cu]=O

InChI

1S/Cu.O

InChI key

QPLDLSVMHZLSFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Copper oxides (Cu₂O, CuO) are p-type semiconductor materials with small band gap energy. High physical and chemical stability of metal oxide nanoparticles renders them extremely useful in catalytic applications.The structures of the compounds are monoclinic. Nanoscaled copper oxide compounds can be prepared by thermal plasma technology. A study reports its antimicrobial properties.

Application

Toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles was reported. Cu₂O has been used in coating Cu nanoparticles (Cu₂O NPs). Copper oxide nanoparticles has been reported to be used as an anode material for lithium ion cells and as gas sensors on account of it high surface reactivity. Hollow Cu₂O NPs has been used in the preparation of nucleosides and as a catalyst in azide-alkyne cycloadditions by other groups. CuO NPs may be used as a catalyst for CSe, CTe, and CS bond formation and synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazole. Molecular responses of mouse macrophages to CuO and Cu₂O NPs were studied.