Large-Scale Cu Nanowire Synthesis by PVP-Ethylene Glycol Route

Figure 4

SEM images of Cu nanostructures obtained by reducing Cu nitrate in EG-PVP under different reaction temperatures: (a) 174, (b) 178 (c) 182, and (d) 186°C. (e) Schematic illustration of the effect of temperature on the formation of Cu NWs.

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