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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Cu
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
63.55
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41141805
EC Number:
231-159-6
MDL number:
assay
≥99.5% trace metals basis
form
nanopowder
reaction suitability
core: copper
resistivity
1.673 μΩ-cm, 20°C
particle size
60-80 nm (APS)
bp
2567 °C (lit.)
mp
1083.4 °C (lit.)
density
8.94 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
application(s)
battery manufacturing
SMILES string
[Cu]
InChI
1S/Cu
InChI key
RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Application
Copper nanopowders have seen use in biomedical applications as an antimicrobial ; as plasmonic materials and as a component of reforming catalysts.
Preparation Note
Partially Passivated: < 5% oxygen added by weight
signalword
Danger
Storage Class
4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Self-heat. 1
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Chan; G.H.; et al.
Nano Letters, 7, 1947-1952 (2007)
Vizcaino; A.J.; et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32, 1450-1461 (2007)
Jayesh P Ruparelia et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 4(3), 707-716 (2008-02-06)
The antimicrobial properties of silver and copper nanoparticles were investigated using Escherichia coli (four strains), Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus (three strains). The average sizes of the silver and copper nanoparticles were 3 nm and 9 nm, respectively, as determined

