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      Room Temperature Surface Bio-Sulfurisation via Natural Sativum Annilin and Bioengineering of Nanostructured CuS/Cu 2S

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            In this contribution, we report, for the first time, on the surface bio-sulfurisation of metallic surfaces at room temperature via natural sativum annilin. More precisely, this bio-sulfurisation is validated on bioengineered nanostructured Cu 2-XS surfaces using natural organosulfur compounds emitted from Sativum allium L. as efficient sulfurisation chemical agents. It is validated that virgin copper surfaces can be sulfurised at room temperature without adding any extra chemical or physical processes. In addition to the validation of the green sulfurisation process of the copper surface, the bioengineered Cu 2-XS exhibited a multiscale 1-D tubular morphology with Cu 2-XS nanotubules and nanocones. Such a nanostructured Cu 2-XS surface exhibited an excessive optical selectivity, a superhydrophobicity response in addition to a remarkable site selective mercury adsorption.

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            Journal
            Title: Nano-Horizons
            Publisher: UNISA Press
            Publication date (Print): 20 March 2023
            Volume: 2
            Affiliations
            [1 ] UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa ( https://ror.org/048cwvf49)
            [2 ] Department of Chemistry, University of South Africa;
            [3 ] Department of Physics, Adigrat University, Ethiopia ( https://ror.org/0034mdn74)
            [4 ] UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa;
            [5 ] Department of Chemistry (CMI laboratory), University of Namur, Belgium ( https://ror.org/03d1maw17)
            [6 ] IMMM, University of Le Maine, France ( https://ror.org/03a9gd656)
            [7 ] Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, UK ( https://ror.org/01ee9ar58)
            [8 ] Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa ( https://ror.org/04z6c2n17)
            [9 ] INRS-Energy and Materials, Canada ( https://ror.org/04td37d32)
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            https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-4989
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            DOI: 10.25159/NanoHorizons.45486dad4f94
            SO-VID: ed1d42fa-c9ce-41f6-b557-45486dad4f94
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            History
            Date received : 28 February 2023
            Date accepted : 23 March 2023
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            Data availability: The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
            ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry,Materials science
            Keywords: green/bio-sulfurisation,copper sulfide, surface nanostructuring,Cu2-XS,multifunctionality,Allium sativum L.,surface bioengineering

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