Control of particle growth by chemical transformation in supercritical CO2/ethanol mixtures

Vincent Pessey, Rosa Garriga, F. Weill, B. Chevalier, J. Étourneau, François Cansell

Journal of Materials Chemistry · 2002 · 38 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The purpose of this work is to take advantage of specific properties of supercritical media to develop a new route for elaboration of fine metal powders. The process consists of the thermal decomposition of a copper precursor previously solubilized in a CO2/ethanol supercritical mixture.

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