Open AccessCu-ZnO Nanostructures Synthesis and Characterization
Author(s) -
Saif T. Abdulredha,
Nadia A. Abdulrahman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iraqi journal of science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2312-1637
pISSN - 0067-2904
DOI - 10.24996/ijs.2021.62.3.1
Subject(s) - crystallite , nanostructure , zinc , materials science , hydrothermal circulation , spectroscopy , characterization (materials science) , crystallography , copper , band gap , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , engineering
5wt% copper doped zinc oxide (Cu-ZnO) nanostructures were prepared via the hydrothermal technique at different temperatures of 70, 100, 130, 160 and 190oC. UV spectroscopy, FE-SEM microscopy, XRD crystallography, and EDS measurements were used for nanostructure characterization. UV spectroscopy indicated a red shift for the absorption peaks, and hence a blue shift for the energy gap values, as temperature increased from 70 to 190oC. FE-SEM microscopy showed an increase in the average lengths and diameters of the nanostructures following a similar increase in temperature. XRD crystallography indicated decent structural patterns for Cu-ZnO nanostructures with an increase in crystallite size upon temperature increase. Interestingly, three unprecedented extra indices appeared in the structural pattern at 190oC, which might indicate a configuration of hexagonal crystallite with three extra planes. EDS measurements indicated the sole presence of Cu, Zn and O.