Synthesis, XRD, TEM, EPR, and Optical Absorption Spectral Studies of CuZnO2 Nanocompound
Joint Authors
Reddy, T. Ravindra
Thyagarajan, K.
Reddy, S. Lakshmi
Endo, Tamio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Synthesis of nano CuZnO2 compound is carried out by thermal decomposition method.
The crystalline phase of the material is characterized by XRD.
The calculated unit cell constants are a=3.1 Å and c=3.4786 Å and are of tetragonal structure.
The unit cell constants are different from wurtzite (hexagonal) which indicate that a nanocompound is formed.
Further TEM images reveal that the metal ion is in tetragonal structure with oxygen ligands.
The prepared CuZnO2 is then characterized for crystallite size analysis by employing transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
The size is found to be 100 nm.
Uniform bright rings are noticed in the TEM picture suggesting that the nanocrystals have preferential instead of random orientations.
The selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern clearly indicates the formation of CuO-ZnO nanocompound.
The nature of bonding is studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR).
The covalency character is about 0.74 and thus the compound is electrically less conductive.
Optical absorption spectral studies suggest that Cu(II) is placed in tetragonal elongation crystal field.
The spin-orbit coupling constant, λ, is calculated using the EPR and optical absorption spectral results suggest some covalent bond between metal and ligand.
Near infrared (NIR) spectra are due to hydroxyl and water fundamentals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Reddy, T. Ravindra& Thyagarajan, K.& Reddy, S. Lakshmi& Endo, Tamio. 2014. Synthesis, XRD, TEM, EPR, and Optical Absorption Spectral Studies of CuZnO2 Nanocompound. Journal of Nanotechnology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Reddy, T. Ravindra…[et al.]. Synthesis, XRD, TEM, EPR, and Optical Absorption Spectral Studies of CuZnO2 Nanocompound. Journal of Nanotechnology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042207
American Medical Association (AMA)
Reddy, T. Ravindra& Thyagarajan, K.& Reddy, S. Lakshmi& Endo, Tamio. Synthesis, XRD, TEM, EPR, and Optical Absorption Spectral Studies of CuZnO2 Nanocompound. Journal of Nanotechnology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042207
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042207