We propose a facile and environmentally friendly method to prepare concentrated copper nanoparticles dispersion via reduction of aqueous copper(II) sulfate solution with ascorbic acid or glucose in the presence of gelatin as stabilizer. The so synthesized hydrosols have been examined using a set of physicochemical methods (ex situ and in situ) in order to determine the nanoparticles features. photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray phase analysis, small-angle X-ray scattering, X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Auger spectroscopy Copper-based nanoscale materials have attracted considerable attention due to the broad range of their potential application in science and technology. Copper nanoparticles are among key components of catalysts, chemical sensors, lubricants, antibacterial agents, and other materials [1-6].
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