High-quality Cu2 O crystals with various morphologies grown by thermal oxidation

S. Mani; J. I. Jang; J. B. Ketterson; H. Y. Park

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.05.006

High-quality Cu₂ O crystals with various morphologies grown by thermal oxidation

S. Mani, J. I. Jang^*, J. B. Ketterson, H. Y. Park

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present an improved preparation method for, and experimental results on, high-quality crystals of cuprous oxide (Cu₂ O) grown by thermal oxidation. X-ray diffraction and low-temperature optical measurements at 2 K confirm excellent characteristics that are on par with natural-growth cuprite crystals. Synthetic Cu₂ O crystals were prepared in different geometries including platelets, cylindrical wires, and spheroids. Interestingly, we observed that the oxidation of Cu wires at high temperatures leads to the formation of hollow tubules of Cu₂ O. Such unconventional structures of Cu₂ O could be utilized to confine excitonic matter, or serve as high-density exciton-polariton cavities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3549-3552
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Crystal Growth
Volume	311
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.05.006
State	Published - Jul 1 2009

Keywords

A1. Crystal morphology
A2. Thermal oxidation
B1. Cu O
B2 Dipole-forbidden semiconductor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

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