title: Oxidation of copper nanoparticles in water: mechanistic insights revealed by oxygen uptake and spectroscopic methods.
abstract: Oxidation of aqueous ∼8 nm unprotected copper nanoparticles takes place under air in approximately 2 hours at 30 °C to give Cu(2+) as a final product through an intermediate Cu(+) species. At 5 °C the process is about 5 times slower; similarly, vitamin C, which plays a sacrificial role, also slows down the oxidation, while CuNP catalyses the oxidation. In this work, we present a detailed analysis of the oxidation mechanism of colloidal CuNP inferred through spectroscopic methods (UV-visible and EPR) combined with oxygen uptake measurements, with emphasis on factors affecting the oxidative process.
authors: Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Canada.
authors: Natalia L
authors: NL
authors: Pacioni
authors: Vasilisa
authors: V
authors: Filippenko
authors: Nathalie
authors: N
authors: Presseau
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Scaiano