Surfactant assisted chemical bath deposition based synthesis of 1-D nanostructured CuO thin films from alkaline baths

Journal article

Authors/Editors

Muiva, Cosmas

Research Areas

No matching items found.

Publication Details

Author list: Muiva CM, Juma AO, Lepodise LM, Maabong K, Letsholathebe D

Publisher: Elsevier

Place: OXFORD

Publication year: 2017

Journal: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (1369-8001)

Journal acronym: MAT SCI SEMICON PROC

Volume number: 67

Start page: 69

End page: 74

Number of pages: 6

ISSN: 1369-8001

eISSN: 1873-4081

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

View in Web of Science | View on publisher site | View citing articles in Web of Science

Abstract

Nanostructured CuO thin films were prepared by a simple chemical bath deposition method in the absence and presence of different surfactants. The obtained structures were characterised on the basis of x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectral absorption. XRD and Raman studies pointed to the formation of a pure phase of monoclinic CuO. SEM studies revealed 1-D nanostructures of different orientations and aspect ratios. The presence of surfactants produced more uniform and oriented nanostructures. The samples were absorbing in the UV-Vis region demonstrating their potential application in photothermal systems. All the samples showed photocatalytic activity against methylene blue with different degradation efficiencies.

Keywords

Chemical bath deposition, CuO, Nanostructures, Photocatalysis, Surfactant assisted synthesis

Documents