title: The facile synthesis of Cu@SiO2 yolk-shell nanoparticles via a disproportionation reaction of silica-encapsulated Cu2O nanoparticle aggregates.
abstract: Encapsulation of a nanoparticle (NP) followed by tailoring of the core materials is an effective strategy for constructing hollow and yolk-shell NPs. Herein, we report the facile synthesis of Cu@SiO2 yolk-shell NPs by converting the silica-encapsulated Cu2O nanoparticle aggregates (NPAs) via a disproportionation reaction. This method is extremely simple and scalable. In addition, all reactions were conducted in air and water solutions that are easily scalable to a mass production scale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, Chungnam, 314-701, Korea. sangho1130@kongju.ac.kr piaolh@kongju.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Longhai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piao