Selection of a suitable method for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles

Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Umer, Asim ^a   Naveed, Shahid ^a   Ramzan, Naveed ^a   Rafique, Muhammad Shahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical reduction; Copper nanoparticles; Microemulsion; Nanotechnology; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BOTTOM-UP AND TOP-DOWN; CAPPING AGENT; CATALYST PRODUCTION; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CHEMICAL REDUCTION METHODS; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; COPPER SALT; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; SYNTHESIS METHOD; SYNTHESIS PROCEDURE; VITAMIN C;

IONIC LIQUIDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84871291759     PISSN: 17932920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1793292012300058     Document Type: Review

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