Evolution of the morphology of Cu2O microcrystals: cube to 50-facet polyhedron through beveled cube and rhombicuboctahedron. Issue 12 (3rd March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yeo, Byul-Ee; Cho, Young-Sik; Huh, Young-Duk
• Is Part Of: CrystEngComm. Volume 19:Issue 12(2017)
• Page Start: 1627
• Page End: 1632
• Publication Date: 2017-03-03
• Subjects: Crystals -- Periodicals; Crystal growth -- Periodicals; Crystallography -- Periodicals; Cristaux -- Périodiques; Cristaux -- Croissance -- Périodiques; Cristallographie -- Périodiques; 548
• DOI: 10.1039/c7ce00139h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-8033

Abstract

Abstract : We present a simple morphology-controlled method for the synthesis of Cu2 O microcrystals. Abstract : We present a simple morphology-controlled method for the synthesis of Cu2 O microcrystals. The Cu2 O microcrystals are prepared via the reduction of copper with glucose in an alkaline aqueous solution. The concentration of NaOH plays an important role in the morphology evolution of the resulting microcrystals. We observed the evolution of the morphology of the Cu2 O microcrystals, which changes from a cube to a beveled cube and then to a rhombicuboctahedron and a 50-facet polyhedron upon the increase in the NaOH concentration. A mechanism is proposed to explain the evolution of the morphology of Cu2 O.