The Effect of Cu₂O Synthesis Method on its Optical Properties

Abstract:

Cuprous Oxide (Cu₂O) is a semiconductor material with excellent photocatalytic properties, a broad range of applications, low fabrication costs, and is non-toxic. We concentrated on the impact of two different synthesis methods in this study. Cu₂O synthesis was carried out using two different techniques, which are chemical deposition and hot-soap method. The chemical deposition (CD) method used a copper sulfate pentahydrate precursor in a room temperature reaction. Hot-soap (HS) method employed copper acetylacetonate with reaction at higher temperature. The X-Ray Diffraction analysis reveals a sharp peak with a size of 53.8 nm and a broaden peak with a size of 26.24 nm for particles synthesized by (Cu₂O-CD) and (Cu₂O-HS), respectively. Using the Tauc Plot method, the band gap of Cu₂O-HS is estimated to be 2.65 eV and that of Cu₂O-CD to be 1.7 eV. Cu2O-HS emits a noticeable photoluminescence peak at 425 nm, whereas Cu₂O-CD emits no peaks in photoluminescence spectra analysis. These findings indicate that Cu₂O-HS has a high potential for use in photocatalytic mechanisms.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1051)
• Pages: 24-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1051.24
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Farhan Aryo Hutomo*, Nur Hanifah, Fajri Malik Ammrulloh, Muhammad Afdhel Refialdi, Widyastuti Widyastuti, Azzah Dyah Pramata
• Keywords: Chemical Deposition, Cu₂O, Hot-Soap, Quantum Dots

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