Surface plasmon resonance sensors (SPR) using copper for sensitive parts are a competitive alternative to gold and silver. Copper oxide is a semiconductor and has a non-toxic nature. The unavoidable presence of copper oxide may be of interest as it i...
Molecular insights into graphene-catalyst surface interactions can provide useful information for the efficient design of copper current collectors with graphitic anode interfaces. As graphene bending can affect the local electron density, it should...
Studies have been carried out to increase the adhesive interaction between a titanium hydride substrate and a copper coating. An additional layer containing chemically active groups was created on the surface of the spherical titanium hydride by chem...
The development of anticorrosion coatings on copper has raised tremendous interest in material science. Using a milling method, regular rough structures were fabricated, and after chemical deposition with AgNO3 solution and the modification of steari...
Artificial superhydrophobic copper surfaces play an important role in modern applications such as self-cleaning and dropwise condensation; however, corrosion resistance and durability often present as major concerns in such applications. In this stud...
The synthesis of polymer brushes on inorganic particles is an effective approach to surface modification. The polymer brushes on the surface endow the substrates with new surface properties. However, the lack of functional groups and the difficulty o...
In this work, we present a single-step, chemical-free method to tune the wettability of copper surfaces using nanosecond and picosecond laser irradiation. By controlling the area fraction of the laser-ablated surface, a continuous adjustment of the s...
The formation of polymeric self-organizing organosilicon surface nanolayers on copper occuring as a result of modification of the metal surface with organosilane-based formulations has been studied. The anticorrosive effect of such surface layers in...
Brochantite was precipitated using stoichiometric amounts of CuSO4 and NaOH and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area, thermogravimetric analysis, and zeta potential. Brochantite can be converted into paratacamite, basi...
Pure copper was subjected to high-pressure surface rolling (HPSR) to obtain a surface gradient layer. Effects of HPSR parameters on the surface microstructure and microhardness of Cu were investigated by using optical microscopy, transmission electro...
We analyzed a process to fabricate a superhydrophilic surface on copper by forming various laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) using a Ti/sapphire femtosecond laser. For these structured surfaces, the correlation between the surface str...
Due to the direct contact between the probe and sample, the contact of the four-probe method is important for the structural integrity of the sample and the accuracy of electrical resistivity measurements, especially for surface-coated metal foils wi...
In this manuscript, we studied the effect of additive manufacturing pretreatment on bacterial adhesion and inactivation on copper-based interfaces. Sandblasting, mirror polishing and Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) at high or low energi...
A study of altering the conductive properties of wool fibers by applying copper selenide is presented. The researched modification of wool fibers was based on a two-stage adsorption-diffusion process. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope,...
To realize the connection of copper and Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) by metal–polymer direct molding, this paper combined anodic oxidation and chemical corrosion to treat the surface of copper, and carried out the injection molding experiment. An orth...
The super-hydrophobic copper surface was obtained by using a nanosecond pulsed laser. Different micro- and nano-structures were fabricated by changing the laser scanning interval and scanning speed, before heating in an electric heater at 150 °C...
Surface defect automatic detection has great significance for copper strip production. The traditional machine vision for surface defect automatic detection of copper strip needs artificial feature design, which has a long cycle, and poor ability of...
For some challenging applications of the high-performance thermoplastic polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in engineering or medical fields, the bonding to other materials is important. In these cases, modifications of the inert polymer surface are often ne...
CMK-3 mesoporous carbon was nanocast from SBA-15 silica. The obtained carbon was characterized by nitrogen sorption isotherms, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The batch adsorption tests were done at constant pH taking in...
A copper nanoparticles@porous biocarbon substrate was designed for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) via a simple reduction method. In the detection of three trace antibiotics, the substrate exhibits a very high Raman enhancement efficiency....
Response surface methodology is used to optimize the leaching process for refractory flotation copper tailings. The proportion of the refractory combination oxide copper (chrysocolla) is 64.84%. At present, few studies have examined the leaching of...
Taking inspiration from the hydrophilic and superhydrophilic properties observed from the nanostructures present on the leaves of plants such as Alocasia odora, Calathea zebrina, and Ruelia devosiana, we were able to synthesize cupric oxide (CuO) nan...
Background: Surface contamination in healthcare environments plays a key role in the persistence and transmission of microorganisms. Long-lasting antimicrobial coatings based on copper–polymer complexes offer a promising passive strategy to min...
Copper busbar inserts are critical components of high-voltage connectors in new energy vehicles. The interfacial contact stress between the insert and the polymer directly affects the sealing reliability and service life of the connector. To address...
In this work, we show the damage induced by an intense coherent terahertz (THz) beam on copper surfaces. The metallic surface was irradiated by multiple picosecond THz pulses generated by the Free Electron Laser (FEL) at the ISIR facility of the Osak...
Copper-clad aluminum rods are usually fabricated using hydrostatic extrusion, since during direct and indirect extrusion fracture of the copper sleeve is difficult to avoid. In this study, different die surface topographies and lubrication conditions...
(1) Background: Boriding is one of the most common methods of thermal-chemical treatment due to its excellent hardness and wear resistance of the produced diffusion layers. However, it has limited application compared to carburizing and nitriding bec...
Biocompatible poly(lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds fabricated via electrospinning are having promising properties as implants for the regeneration of fast-growing tissues, which are able to degrade in the body. The hereby-presented research work inve...
The catalysis of carbon materials with different specific surface areas (SSA) (2, 400, 800 and 1200 m2/g) on complex copper ores bioleaching by moderately mixed thermophiles was investigated. The copper extractions increased with the rise in SSA of c...
Electrically-assisted (EA) forming is a low-cost and high-efficiency method to enhance the formability of materials. In the study, EAF tensile tests are carried out to study the properties of T2 copper foil in an annealed state, and the effect of the...
Water pollution by heavy metals is one of the most serious worldwide environmental issues. With a focus on copper(II) ions and copper complex removal, in the present study, ultra-small primary CoFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) coated with octadec...
Nanosecond laser ablation effectively modifies Cu-ETP copper surfaces by controlling wettability and microstructure. This study examines the effects of nanosecond fiber laser processing and subsequent oxidation on surface evolution. The analyzed para...
The aim of this research is to achieve a high-quality and long-lasting laser marking of ammunition, which is of interest to the defense industry. The study is about the effects of speed, raster pitch and power on the roughness and microhardness of th...
Copper strips experience severe corrosion when rolled with an oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions lubricant. The effects of rolling reduction on the pitting corrosion behavior and surface microstructure of Cu strips were studied in detail using electrochemi...
In this paper, the responses of machined surface roughness and milling tool cutting forces under the different milling processing parameters (cutting speed v, feed rate f, and axial cutting depth ap) are experimentally investigated to meet the increa...
Functionalization of colloidal nanoparticles with organic dyes, which absorb photons in complementary spectral ranges, brings a synergistic effect for harvesting additional light energy. Here, we show functionalization of near-infrared (NIR) plasmoni...
Electrodeposition of metallic coatings represents a promising approach for extending the functional properties of additively manufactured polymer components. However, the resulting coating morphology may be influenced not only by the deposition condi...
The surface plasmon resonance of copper in the near infrared region provides a novel method for enhancement of up-conversion luminescence compared to using gold and silver, as the former grants significant cost savings. In this study, we made a flat...
Two sensors for the detection of the metal ion Cu(II), based on the same sensing layer, are compared. They rely on different transduction methods, i.e., electrochemistry and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). D,L-penicillamine was used as the specific...
A solid-state cold-spray technique was employed for depositing the copper-coated graphite reinforced copper-based composite coatings on aluminum alloy 6061 T6 substrate under different process parameters. The optimum process parameters of the cold-sp...
Graphene (Gr) has shown great potential in the field of oxidation protection for metals. However, numerous studies have shown that Gr will suffer structural degradation on metal surface during high-temperature oxidation, which significantly limited t...
This paper considers the impact of copper mining-influenced water and metallurgical wastewater on the surface water in the Bor area, Serbia. Sampling, realized through the four campaigns (2020–2021), confirmed that both types of water, discharg...
To get the maximum heat transfer in real applications, the surface area of the micro-features (micro-channels) needs to be large as possible. It can be achieved by producing a maximum number of micro-channels per unit area. Since each successive pair...
The size (grain size and specimen size) effect makes traditional macroscopic forming technology unsuitable for a microscopic forming process. In order to investigate the size effect on mechanical properties and deformation behavior, pure copper wires...
Hydrophilic polypyrrole-coated copper nanoneedles (PPy-CuNDs) were synthesized and utilized to construct a superhydrophobic surface on a polyethylene terephthalate fabric (PET) by using the spray-coating technique. The morphology of the as-synthesize...
To improve chip removal efficiency and drilling performance in oxygen-free copper, a multi-objective optimization of gun drilling process parameters was conducted using a response surface methodology and a genetic algorithm. The Box–Behnken Des...
In our previous studies, we have developed a wet process, denoted as laser surface implanting (LSI), to synthesize a copper/single-walled carbon nanotube (Cu–SWCNT) metal nanocomposite. The nanostructure of this Cu–SWCNT composite was shown to contai...
Bacterial and viral contamination of contact surfaces increases the risk of infection. A great deal of work has been done on the capabilities of copper and its alloys to protect against a variety of microorganisms endangering public health, particula...
Heterostructured materials consist of heterogeneous zones with dramatic variations in mechanical properties, and have attracted extensive attention due to their superior performance. Various heterostructured materials have been widely investigated in...
This study investigates the simultaneous removal of copper and nickel ions from aqueous solutions using Donnan dialysis (DD), with process optimization performed through Response Surface Methodology (RSM). An initial screening identified the most eff...
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