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Journal Article 
Preparation of butterfly-like CuO microstructure via water bath method 
Hu, HM; Deng, CH; Sun, FX; Zhang, KH; Sun, M; Xuan, H 
2012 
Yes 
Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry / Wu Ji Hua Xue Xue Bao
ISSN: 1001-4861 
28 
2 
405-410 
English; Chinese 
Butterfly-like CuO microstructures composed of triangular nanosheets were controllably synthesized via a water bath heating technique using copper nitrate (Cu(NO 3) 2) as copper source, hexamethylene tetramine (C 6H 12N 4) as organic base and deionized water as solvent. The crystal structure, composition and morphology of the as- prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and selected area electronic diffraction (SAED). The results show that the morphology of CuO crystals is greatly affected by the dosage of C 6H 12N 4. With the increase in the concentration of C 6H 12N 4, the morphology of CuO is changed from flying fish-like, via butterfly-like, to peony-like microstructure. The formation mechanism of butterfly-like CuO microstructure and the evolution of morphology are discussed. 
Copper oxide; Crystal growth; Microstructure; Water bath technique