Native defects in cuprous oxide Cu2O are investigated by using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory. Considering the formation of copper and oxygen vacancies, antisites and interstitials, and a copper split-vacancy complex defect, we analyze the electronic structure and calculate their respective formation energies as a function of the change in Fermi level under bot...

The wave-vector dependence of electron-hole exchange interaction is investigated. For the yellow 1S exciton in Cu2O the exchange is derived up to the order k 2. The theoretical predictions are verified experimentally by high-resolution absorption experiments. In agreement with theory the fine structure shows a characteristic dependence on the direction of the wave vector. The exchange splitting...

The befitting capping capabilities of AsO4(3-) provide a stable Cu2O nanocatalyst from a galvanic reaction between a Cu(II) precursor salt and As(0) nanoparticles. This stable Cu2O hydrosol appears to be a suitable catalyst for the one-electron transfer reversible redox reaction between Eosin Y and NaBH4. The progress of the reaction relates to three different kinetic stages. In the presence of...

In this work, a facile and versatile solution route was used to fabricate room-temperature ferromagnetic fish bone-like, pteridophyte-like, poplar flower-like, cotton-like Cu@Cu2O architectures and golfball-like Cu@ZnO architecture. The ferromagnetic origins in these architectures were found to be around metal-semiconductor interfaces and defects, and the root cause for their ferromagnetism lay...

In this study, semiconductor oxide cuprite (Cu2O) and indium tin (ITO) heterojunction solar cells with without a 10 nm thick titanium (Ti) thin film as the buffer layer were fabricated characterized for comparison. The Cu2O was formed by low-cost electrodeposition, Ti ITO layers deposited on glass substrate sputtering. interfacial microstructures, surface topology, electrical photovoltaic prope...

TiO2/Cu2O/CuO multi-nanolayers highly sensitive toward volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and H2 have been grown in various thicknesses by a cost-effective reproducible combined spray–sputtering–annealing approach. The ultrathin TiO2 films were deposited spray pyrolysis on top of sputtered–annealed Cu2O/CuO nanolayers to enhance their gas sensing performance improve protection against corrosion ...

Facile synthesis of homoallylic alcohols is achieved from allyl halides and aldehydes or ketones over an all-oxide heterogenous media involving beta-SnO and catalytic Cu2O.

Die elektrochemische Umwandlung von Nitrat in Ammoniak ist ein wichtiger und nachhaltiger Ansatz zur Wiederherstellung des weltweit gestörten Stickstoffkreislaufs. rationale Entwicklung Katalysatoren für die Nitratreduktionsreaktion (NO3RR) auf der Grundlage eines detaillierten Verständnisses Reaktionsmechanismus großer Bedeutung. Wir berichten über einen Cu2O+Co3O4-Tandemkatalysator, NH3-Produ...

Mixing TiO2 with Mo2C has recently been proposed to improve the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 methanol under visible light irradiation, although further efforts are still needed enhance process performance. In this context, use p-type semiconductors (i.e., Cu2O) in co-doping strategies can not only redistribution electric charges due its narrowing bandgap, but also selectivity reaction towar...