: of, relating to, or containing copper with a valence of one
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The coating is made up of cuprous oxide, a reddish chemical compound commonly found in ceramic paints and glazes, as well as in antifouling paints meant to keep marine life, like barnacles, from sticking to a ship's hull.
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Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2020
For the first time, researchers have used light to control the shape of nanoparticles and create micron-size hollow shells from crystals of cuprous oxide (copper and oxygen).
—Leto Sapunar, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2020
Illuminating a cuprous oxide microcrystal excites its electrons, which join with copper ions to form regular copper atoms.
—Leto Sapunar, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2020
Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2020
For the first time, researchers have used light to control the shape of nanoparticles and create micron-size hollow shells from crystals of cuprous oxide (copper and oxygen).
—Leto Sapunar, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2020
Illuminating a cuprous oxide microcrystal excites its electrons, which join with copper ions to form regular copper atoms.
—Leto Sapunar, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2020
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