Chemical reduction synthesis of copper nanoparticles in aqueous media in present of maleic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• F Ebrahimzadeh

Abstract

The present investigation reports, novel synthesis of copper nanoparticles with controlled size and shape in an aqueous medium via chemical reduction. These syntheses accomplished using hydrazin hydrate as a reducing agent, cis-butenedioic acid or Maleic acid as the surfactant and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a capping agent. The input of extra inert gases was not necessary and this method is very simple and green. Some reaction parameters, such as amount of reactants or surfactant, pH, reaction time or rate and amount of reduction reagent, were effective character for control in the size and shape of the nanoparticles. By the analysis of UV–Vis absorption spectrum, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), the resultant particles were confirmed to be pure Cu with a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure. Particle morphology was characterized using Fuel emission electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesis method reported in this work might be helpful for the large-scale production of Cu nanoparticles.

Keywords

• copper nanoparticles
• hydrazine hydrate
• cis-butenedioic acid
• polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)
• chemical reduction
• aqueous media

20.1001.1.22285946.1396.8.29.10.9

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