title: Synthesis of copper dendrite nanostructures by a sonoelectrochemical method.
abstract: Copper dendrites have been prepared by a sonoelectrochemical process from an aqueous solution of Cu(2+) in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol. A SEM image of the morpholohy of the copper formed on the electrode after one electric pulse is presented. A subsequent sonic pulse removes the copper from the electrode surface, cleaning it for the next step. The formation of the dendrites is accounted for by the "drying-mediated self-assembly of nanoparticles" theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Kanbar Laboratory for Nanomaterials at the Bar-Ilan University Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Sangaraju
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gedanken
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D003300:Copper; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol