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Use of low-temperature nanostructured CuO thin films deposited by spray-pyrolysis in lithium cells
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In this article, a spray pyrolysis of aqueous copper acetate solutions at temperatures over 200-300 8C range was performed to determine textural and structural properties of the films.About:
This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 2005-03-01. It has received 225 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thin film & X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.read more
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Beyond Photovoltaics: Semiconductor Nanoarchitectures for Liquid-Junction Solar Cells
TL;DR: One-Dimensional (1-D) Transport Architectures 6675 4.2.1.
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Synthesis of CuO/graphene nanocomposite as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries
TL;DR: In this paper, an optimized nanostructure design for electrode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries was realized by introducing three-dimensional (3D) graphene networks into transition metal oxide nanomicrostructures.
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CuO nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, optical properties and interaction with amino acids
TL;DR: In this article, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy were used to characterize the surface properties of the prepared CuO nanoparticles.
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Growth and branching of CuO nanowires by thermal oxidation of copper
Manmeet Kaur,K.P. Muthe,S.K. Despande,Shipra Choudhury,Jaskaran Singh,Neetika Verma,Shiv K. Gupta,J. V. Yakhmi +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the microstructure of the nanowires as a function of temperature and annealing time using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and selected area electron diffraction.
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Study of structural and optical properties of cupric oxide nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this paper, cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were synthesized via sonochemical method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscopy.
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Nano-sized transition-metal oxides as negative-electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries
TL;DR: It is reported that electrodes made of nanoparticles of transition-metal oxides (MO), where M is Co, Ni, Cu or Fe, demonstrate electrochemical capacities of 700 mA h g-1, with 100% capacity retention for up to 100 cycles and high recharging rates.
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Particle Size Effects on the Electrochemical Performance of Copper Oxides toward Lithium
Sylvie Grugeon,S. Laruelle,R. Herrera-Urbina,Loic Dupont,Philippe Poizot,Jean-Marie Tarascon +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the electrochemical reactivity of tailor-made or CuO powders prepared according to the polyol process was tested in rechargeable Li cells and the ability of copper oxide-based Li cells to retain their capacity upon numerous cycles was found to be strongly dependent on the particle size, and the best results were obtained with 1 μm and CuO particles.
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A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of the Reactivity Mechanism of Tailor-Made CuO Particles toward Lithium
TL;DR: In this article, the electrochemical reactivity of tailor-made CuO powders prepared according to a new low-temperature synthesis method was studied by a combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electrochemical techniques.