One-Step Synthesis of Copper and Cupric Oxide Particles from the Liquid Phase by X-Ray Radiolysis Using Synchrotron Radiation

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(a) SEM image of a well-patterned CuSO₄ solution mixed with ethylene glycol (solution #5) after X-ray irradiation for 5 min. (b) Magnified SEM image of Cu particles nucleated from the mixed solution under X-ray irradiation. ((c) and (d)) High-resolution SEM images of the synthesized particles.

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