articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyFeb 14, 2012Closed access

Reduced Graphene Oxide Conjugated Cu 2 O Nanowire Mesocrystals for High-Performance NO 2 Gas Sensor

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Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-conjugated Cu(2)O nanowire mesocrystals were formed by nonclassical crystallization in the presence of GO and o-anisidine under hydrothermal conditions. The resultant mesocrystals are comprised of highly anisotropic nanowires as building blocks and possess a distinct octahedral morphology with eight {111} equivalent crystal faces. The mechanisms underlying the sequential formation of the mesocrystals are as follows: first, GO-promoted agglomeration of amorphous spherical Cu(2)O nanoparticles at the initial stage, leading to the transition of growth mechanism from conventional ion-by-ion growth to particle-mediated crystallization; second, the evolution of the amorphous microspheres…

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Keywords
  • Chemistry
  • Graphene
  • Nanowire
  • Oxide
  • Conjugated system
  • Nanotechnology
  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
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