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One step synthesis, optimization and growth mechanism carambola fruit shaped CuO nanostructures: electrochromic performance

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Micro and nanostructures with well-defined shape have attracted great interest due to their novel properties and diverging applications. Herein the one step simple sonochemical method for the synthesis of carambola fruit shaped and spindle shaped semiconducting copper oxide nanostructures are described. The pH concentration and the reaction time have been varied in order to find the optimized condition in which spindle shaped and carambola fruit shaped CuO nanoparticles are obtained. Also the effect of pH and reaction time on the properties of CuO nanostructures have been investigated and reported. The possible growth mechanism for the carambola fruit shaped structures has also been discussed. The prepared samples have been characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV–visible spectrophotometry.

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The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to the management of Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur for providing research facilities for conducting this work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India

    D. Magimai Antoni Raj, A. Dhayal Raj & A. Albert Irudayaraj

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India

    R. L. Josephine

  3. Department of Physics, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India

    M. Senthil Kumar

  4. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Republic of Korea

    M. Thambidurai

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Raj, D.M.A., Dhayal Raj, A., Irudayaraj, A.A. et al. One step synthesis, optimization and growth mechanism carambola fruit shaped CuO nanostructures: electrochromic performance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 659–665 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2446-5

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