title: Synthesis of copper nanoparticles by electrolysis of DNA utilizing copper as sacrificial anode.
abstract: Copper nanoparticles have been synthesized by anodic oxidation through a simple electrolysis process employing de-oxy ribonucleic acid (DNA) as electrolyte. Platinum was taken as cathode and copper as anode. The applied voltage was 4 V and the electrolysis was performed for duration of 1 h. The copper nanoparticles were prepared in situ from the electron beam irradiation on residues of electrolyte consisting of DNA and copper particles: DNA (Cu) complexes. The size of the nanoparticles ranges between 5-50 nm. A tentative explanation has been given for the formation of copper nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh Pratap
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Onkar Nath
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004566:Electrodes; D004572:Electrolysis / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D003300:Copper; D004247:DNA