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Green Synthesis of Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles Using Andean Capuli (Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. Capuli) Cherry

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Copper oxide nanoparticles have gained considerable attention in the past two decades due to their simplicity and exhibit a range of potentially useful physical properties. In the present study, a simple, low cost, and environmental friendly synthesis of Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanoparticles using Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. Capuli cherry extract has been reported. The phytochemicals of Capuli cherry induce the reduction Cu2+ ions to Cu2O and also act as capping agent. UV–vis spectroscopy technique confirms the formation of Cu2O NPs at λmax = 446.5 nm (energy bandgap = 2.77 eV). Morphology, crystallinity and surface properties of nanoparticles were studied using Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), Dynamic light scattering (DLS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. STEM and DLS characterization indicated the formation of spherical Cu2O NPs of average size 30–55 nm. The XRD analysis confirmed that as-synthesized Cu2O were face-centered cubic (FCC) crystalline structures. The produced Cu2O nanoparticles exhibited good photocatalytic activity for degradation of Thioflavin T dye (> 60%, 90 min). In future, the present investigation could prove to synthesize nanoparticles in bulk and also for environmental remediation.

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This scientific work has been funded by the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Ecuador, Prometeo Project (2013–2016) of the National Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT), Ecuador and TATA College, India.

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    Brajesh Kumar, Kumari Smita, Alexis Debut & Luis Cumbal

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Kumar, B., Smita, K., Debut, A. et al. Green Synthesis of Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles Using Andean Capuli (Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. Capuli) Cherry. J Clust Sci 32, 1753–1760 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01924-2

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