Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Coated with Nitrogen Ligands

Table 2

TGA results of copper nanoparticles obtained with ligands PAAm and AAm.

Sample	PAAm/Cu	Cu (%)**	Ligand (%)	Solvent (%)	Maximum degradation temperature (°C)
PAAm	0.0	0.0	86.0	14.0	~440.0
R1	2.00	60.2	30.3	9.5	~428.0
R2*	0.0	93.2	5.6	1.2	~354.0
R3	0.11	95.4	3.2	1.4	~440.3
R4	0.46	93.1	5.1	1.8	~441.1

∗Obtained with AAm ligand, **%Cu = 100 − % loss mass at ≤600°C.