Synthesis of Cu nanoparticle using a polyol method through microwave irradiation

What is it about?

The use of a reducing agent in addition to an expensive Cu precursor chemical such as a metal salt is considered as a drawback of the existing technique. If the Cu precursor can be completely reduced by the polyol itself through short microwave-assisted synthesis, the additional use of a reducing agent can be avoided, lowering the cost and complexity of the process.

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Why is it important?

This study proposes the development of a simple and fast method using low-cost CuO precursors for fabricating Cu nanoparticles through microwave irradiation synthesis without the addition of a reducing agent. The proposed method utilized the reducing characteristic of polyols.