Abstract
In this paper, copper suspension colloids were prepared via single chemical reduction method without protective gas. In this procedure, the influence of ascorbic acid (VC) as antioxidant and dispersant dissolved in the aqueous copper colloids on the colloidal stabilization was studied by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), UV-vis spectrophotometer (UV-vis) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. The results revealed that VC plays important role of protecting the copper colloids to prevent oxidation and agglomeration, and the VC-protected copper suspension colloids have good stability for application..
Keywords
Copper colloids, Ascorbic acid, Oxidation resistance, Dispersion.
Citation
T. HAN, Z.-R. SONG, J.-H. HE, S. LI, Influence of ascorbic acid on the stabilization of the copper suspension colloids, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 2, February 2010, pp.180-183 (2010).
Submitted at: Dec. 4, 2009
Accepted at: Feb. 2, 2010