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Structural and optical properties of chemically synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles and their photocatalytic application

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The synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of copper oxide nanorods (CuO NRs) based on facile one-step chemical methods using different precursors has been investigated. The field emission transmission electron microscopy analysis confirmed the existence of high crystalline CuO NRs with average length of 100 ~ 500 nm along with the diameter of 20 ~ 150 nm. The nanopetals/nanoflowers with large surface area has been confirmed by the SEM images. Phase purity of the as-synthesized sample having nanocrystalline nature with a monoclinic structure has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction patterns. FTIR was used to verify the various functional groups of CuO NRs. The UV–Visible absorption spectra, photoluminescence, and time-correlated single photons counting were used to study the optical properties. The calculated bandgap values of CuO NRs are 2.86 eV and 2.89 eV for two samples (S-1 and S-2), respectively. Investigation and analysis of the absorbance, reflectance, transmittance, refractive index, extinction coefficient, real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant, and optical conductivity have been simulated for both samples. The fluorescence lifetimes of S-1 and S-2 are 1.00 ns and 0.98 ns, respectively. In the presence of hydrogen peroxide, the CuO NRs show excellent enhanced catalytic activities for degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation with degradation efficiency > 80% within 60 min.

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Authors acknowledged to the UGC-SAP and DST-FIST sponsored department of Physics, Vidyasagar University for research facilities. TK acknowledges UGC-DAE-CSR for project CRS/2021-22/02/495 for partial financial support. Authors are acknowledged to the central research facilities, IIT Kharagpur and University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC), Vidyasagar University for various characterization facilities and  also acknowledged to Arindam Samanta, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, Debabrata Maji and Sumana Paul, IIT Guwahati, India.

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The authors acknowledged to the UGC-SAP and DST-FIST for their support to the department of Physics, Vidyasagar University. TK acknowledges UGC-DAE-CSR project CRS/2021-22/02/495 for partial financial support.

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Rakshit, S., Mondal, K.G., Jana, P.C. et al. Structural and optical properties of chemically synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles and their photocatalytic application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2141 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11593-2

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