title: Synthesis of malachite nanoparticles and their evolution during transmission electron microscopy.
abstract: Malachite nanoparticles have been synthesized utilising the polyol-mediated synthesis. Reaction of copper sulphate with sodium carbonate in ethylene glycol medium results in the formation of malachite nanoparticles of sub-10 nm dimensions. The structure of malachite in the synthesized product was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. Examination by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed that nanoparticles are thermally decomposed to Cu(2)O and copper during exposure to the electron beam.
authors.affiliation: Corrosion and Protection Centre, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK. igor.molchan@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Molchan
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skeldon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andriessen