Random networks of core-shell-like Cu-Cu₂O/CuO nanowires as surface plasmon resonance-enhanced sensors.

ABSTRACT: The rapid oxide formation on pristine unprotected copper surfaces limits the direct application of Cu nanomaterials in electronics and sensor assemblies with physical contacts. However, it is not clear whether the growing cuprous (Cu₂O) and cupric oxides (CuO) and the formation of core-shell-like Cu-Cu₂O/CuO nanowires would cause any compromise for non-contact optical measurements, where light absorption and subsequent charge oscillation and separation take place such as those in surface plasmon-assisted and photocatalytic processes, respectively. Therefore, we analyze how the surface potential of hydrothermally synthetized copper nanowires changes as a function of time in ambient conditions using Kelvin probe force microscopy in dark and under light illumination to r

SUBMITTER: Hajimammadov R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5856813 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature