Iranian Nanotechnology Society International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 1735-7004 8 2 2012 06 01 Synthesis of Different Copper Oxide Nano-Structures From Direct Thermal Decomposition of Porous Copper(ΙΙ) Metal-Organic Framework Precursors 99 104 3912 EN N. Nasihat Sheno Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Abhar, Zanjan, I. R. Iran A. Morsali Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, I. R. Iran Journal Article 2012 02 18 Copper oxide nanostructures have been successfully synthesized via one-step solid-state thermolysis of two metal-organic frameworks, [Cu3(btc)2] (1) and [Cu(tpa).(dmf)] (2), (btc = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate, tpa = therephtalic acid = 1,4-benzendicarboxylic acid and dmf = dimethyl formamide) under air atmosphere at 400,  500, and 600°C. It has also been found that the reaction temperature plays a substantial role in the formation of copper oxide nanostructures. The obtained products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD),  Energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Different reaction conditions were discussed. This study demonstrates that the metal-organic frameworks can be used as precursors for the preparation of nanoscale materials with difference and remarkable morphologies. https://www.ijnnonline.net/article_3912_27b587bbe83aecf9a98c8fe6ab48cacc.pdf