Copper Oxide Nanoparticles (CuO)

Product Overview

Copper Oxide (CuO) is a p-type semiconductor with a narrow bandgap of 1.2 eV. It has widespread applications in the fundamental research of high-temperature superconductors and giant magnetoresistance materials. Copper oxide nanoparticles, composed of copper and oxygen, exhibit excellent electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Various forms of copper oxide nanostructures, including zero-dimensional nanoparticles, one-dimensional nanotubes, nanowires/rods, and two-dimensional nanosheets/membranes, show unique properties and have extensive potential applications.

Key Features

• Size Effect: The nanoscale size of CuO nanoparticles gives them a high surface area and surface activity, resulting in properties that differ significantly from traditional copper oxide in chemical reactions and catalysis.
• Optical Properties: CuO nanoparticles exhibit unique optical properties such as absorption, scattering, and luminescence in the visible and ultraviolet regions, making them suitable for optoelectronics and photocatalysis.
• Electrical Properties: These nanoparticles have high electrical conductivity and electrochemical activity, making them suitable for electronic devices, sensors, and battery applications.

Applications

• Catalysts: CuO nanoparticles show excellent catalytic activity and selectivity, widely used in organic reaction catalysis, gas treatment, and environmental purification processes.
• Energy Storage and Conversion: These nanoparticles exhibit outstanding electrochemical performance in lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and other energy storage and conversion devices.
• Biomedical Applications: CuO nanoparticles have great potential in biomedical fields such as antibacterial materials, drug delivery systems, and biosensors.
• Electronics: Used to prepare conductive inks, conductive adhesives, and flexible electronic materials, CuO nanoparticles are widely applied in the electronics industry.