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Nano-Micro Letters

, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp 73–77 | Cite as

Solid-State Synthesis and Effect of Temperature on Optical Properties of CuO Nanoparticles

  • C. C. Vidyasagar
  • Y. Arthoba Naik
  • T. G. Venkatesha
  • R. Viswanatha
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Abstract

Modulation of band energies through size control offers new ways to control photoresponse and photoconversion efficiency of the solar cell. The P-type semiconductor of copper oxide is an important functional material used for photovoltaic cells. CuO is attractive as a selective solar absorber since it has high solar absorbance and a low thermal emittance. The present work describes the synthesis and characterization of semiconducting CuO nanoparticles via one-step, solid-state reaction in the presence of Polyethylene glycol 400 as size controlling agent for the preparation of CuO nanoparticles at different temperatures. Solid-state mechanochemical processing, which is not only a physical size reduction process in conventional milling but also a chemical reaction, is mechanically activated at the nanoscale during grinding. The present method is a simple and efficient method of preparing nanoparticles with high yield at low cost. The structural and chemical composition of the nanoparticles were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectrometer, respectively. Optical properties and band gap of CuO nanoparticles were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. These results showed that the band gap energy decreased with increase of annealing temperature, which can be attributed to the improvement in grain size of the samples.

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Band gap CuO Polyethylene glycol 400 Semiconductors Solid-state reaction 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • C. C. Vidyasagar
    • 1
  • Y. Arthoba Naik
    • 1
  • T. G. Venkatesha
    • 1
  • R. Viswanatha
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical SciencesKuvempu UniversityKarnatakaIndia

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