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CuxO-TiO2 Nanoparticles Photocatalyst, Fabrication and Optical Properties

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CuxO-TiO2 nanoparticles (CTNs) photocatalyst were synthesized by simply mixing TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and CuxO NPs which had been fabricated by arc-discharge method. Samples were characterized by using the SEM, XRD and EDS. The photocatalytic tests were done by methyl orange under UV irradiation for prepared samples. Optical properties of deposited CuxO-TiO2 nanoparticles on glass substrate were studied. The effective medium optical constant of CuxO-TiO2 nanoparticles thin films were suggested by comparing the experimental data and calculation results in the visible range. Mie theory and these effective optical constants were used for calculation of extinction cross section of dispersed CTNs in water. Our simulation results show that this approach can be used for prediction of optical spectra.

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Azarian, A. CuxO-TiO2 Nanoparticles Photocatalyst, Fabrication and Optical Properties. J Clust Sci 26, 1607–1617 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-015-0859-9

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