Structural and Optical Absorption Analysis of CuO Nanoparticles

Nanostructured materials have wide range of applications due to their interesting size-dependent chemical and physical properties compared to particles of size in the range of micrometer. Copper oxide nano materials are of interest on account of their potential uses in many technological fields. In this study CuO nanoparticles were synthesized via simple sol gel method using basic CuSO4 as wet chemically synthesized precursor and NaOH as stabilizing agent. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectrum (IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-visible spectrum. Using this method CuO nanoparticle could be synthesized without using organic solvent, expensive raw materials and complicated equipments. Besides simplicity, the advantage of produsing nanoparticles by this method are that it is easeful, flexible, fast, cost effective, and pollution free