Copper Oxide Micron Powder

Copper oxide (CuO) is a semiconductor metal with unique optical, electrical and magnetic properties and it has been used for various applications, such as the development of supercapacitors, near-infrared filters, in magnetic storage media, sensors, catalysis, semiconductors, etc. Interest in copper oxide nanoparticles has increased exponentially due to their unique chemical and physical properties, different of those of their bulk materials, including but not limited to diffusivity, electrical resistivity, electrical conductivity, strength and hardness, chemical reactivity. Copper oxide micron powder appears as a brownish-black powder. It can be synthesized by using the aqueous precipitation method. In this method, copper acetate is used as a precursor and sodium hydroxide as a stabilizing agent. Besides, these particles are widely used as industrial catalysts, chemical sensing devices, in medical applications, disinfection, as antimicrobials, fillers, opacifiers, catalysts, semiconductors and they are also useful in the development of cosmetics and microelectronics. It is used as a pigment in ceramics to produce blue, red, and green, and sometimes gray, pink, or black glazes.