Synthesis and Optical Characterization of CuO Nanoparticles on Solar Borosilicate Glass

Abstract:

In this communication we report on the optical property of CuO nanoparticles prepared by cost effective, simplistic and environment-friendly sol-gel technique on borosilicate glass by dip coating. The particle size was analyzed by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) which depicted particle size of CuO ~ 5 nm. To understand the optical behavior of nanosized CuO particles on borosilicate glass tube UV-visible spectrum has been taken. Effective mass model calculations determined the size of particles as 2.26 nm, which supports the TEM analysis. Samples were also analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR) to understand the chemical bond in detail.

• Periodical: Journal of Nano Research (Volume 37)
• Pages: 68-73
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.37.68
• Online since: December 2015
• Authors: Rupeshkumar V. Ramani, Bharat M Ramani, Anjana D. Saparia, Davit Dhruv, Jaysukh H. Markna
• Keywords: Borosilicate Glass, Deep Coating, Nanoparticles, Sol-Gel

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