Research Article
Two-Dimensional Nanostrips of Hydrophobic Copper Tetradecanoate for Making Self-Cleaning Glasses
Table 1
Effect of annealing on the structure and composition of the as-prepared copper tetradecanoate (CTD) nanostrips.
| | Sample | Morphology
(SEM) | Crystal structure
(XRD) | Chemical species (FTIR) | Nature of
sample |
| CTD (as-prepared)
light green | 2D nanostrips | Only (h00) lines of CTD | Coordinated COO band | CTD nanostrips
5 µm 0.2 µm |
| | CTD-200 (annealed 200°C), light green | Large, molten, smooth grains | Only (h00) lines of CTD | Coordinated COO band | Molten CTD,
50 µm grains |
| | CTD-325 (annealed 325°C), black | Isolated spheroidal
particles | Monoclinic CuO | | Granular CuO
17 nm |
| | CTD-450 (annealed 450°C), black | Isolated, larger, spheroidal
particles | Monoclinic CuO | | Granular CuO
35 nm |
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This IR band is a characteristic feature of copper tetradecanoate (CTD).
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