Monodispersed copper oxalate paxticles with flaky morphology were prepared via a simple one-pot synthesis method. Scanning electron microscope （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and fourier tza^sform infraJced （FTIR...Monodispersed copper oxalate paxticles with flaky morphology were prepared via a simple one-pot synthesis method. Scanning electron microscope （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and fourier tza^sform infraJced （FTIR） spectra were used to characterize paxticle mor- phology, size, phase composition, and functional groups. It was found that the presence of ethylenediaminetetzaacetic acid （EDTA） and the solution pH value had strong influence on the morphological and size evolution of the precipitated particles. On the basis of controlled re- lease of copper ions from a Cu2＋-EDTA complex and Weimazn＇s law, a stzategy for the controlled synthesis of monodispersed copper oxa- late paxticles was designed by refemng to the basic mode of the St0ber method. The inherent nature of crystallization to form the flaky solid in the early stage of precipitation as well as the driving force of the long-lasting low supersaturation in the growth stage was proposed to ex- plain the size and morphological evolution of the copper oxalate precipitates. Thermodynamic equilibrium concentrations of copper（II） spe- cies in the Cu（II）-EDTA-oxalate-H20 solution system were calculated to help explain the possible formation mechaNsm of copper oxalate precipitates.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Special Fundamental Funds by Beijing Scientific Committee for the Project of New Functional Materials for Environmental Remediation(No.00012245)
文摘Monodispersed copper oxalate paxticles with flaky morphology were prepared via a simple one-pot synthesis method. Scanning electron microscope （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and fourier tza^sform infraJced （FTIR） spectra were used to characterize paxticle mor- phology, size, phase composition, and functional groups. It was found that the presence of ethylenediaminetetzaacetic acid （EDTA） and the solution pH value had strong influence on the morphological and size evolution of the precipitated particles. On the basis of controlled re- lease of copper ions from a Cu2＋-EDTA complex and Weimazn＇s law, a stzategy for the controlled synthesis of monodispersed copper oxa- late paxticles was designed by refemng to the basic mode of the St0ber method. The inherent nature of crystallization to form the flaky solid in the early stage of precipitation as well as the driving force of the long-lasting low supersaturation in the growth stage was proposed to ex- plain the size and morphological evolution of the copper oxalate precipitates. Thermodynamic equilibrium concentrations of copper（II） spe- cies in the Cu（II）-EDTA-oxalate-H20 solution system were calculated to help explain the possible formation mechaNsm of copper oxalate precipitates.
