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Copper sulfide nanotubes: facile, large-scale synthesis, and application in photodegradation

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Large-scale synthesis of copper sulfide (CuS) nanotubes with uniform size could be achieved via a facile hydrothermal method. The whole process could be adjusted to prepare CuS with different nanostructures by simply changing the concentration of NaOH or reaction temperature while keeping other conditions unchanged. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy were used to characterize the products. The as-prepared CuS nanotubes showed good photocatalytic activity of degrading eosin Y under UV-vis light irradiation, which indicated the potential application of the CuS nanotubes in eliminating pollution and environmental protection.

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Financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20701002), the Special Project Grants of Anhui Normal University (2007xzx12), Science and Technological Fund of Anhui Province for Outstanding Youth (08040106834), and the Education Department of Anhui Province (No. 2006KJ006TD) are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Xue-ying Wang, Zhen Fang & Xiu Lin

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Wang, Xy., Fang, Z. & Lin, X. Copper sulfide nanotubes: facile, large-scale synthesis, and application in photodegradation. J Nanopart Res 11, 731–736 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-008-9480-2

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