Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO/CuO Nanocomposites on Porous 3D Ni Substrate and Its Photoelectric Behavior

ZnO/CuO semiconducting nanocomposites have been prepared by stepwise hydrothermal method on porous 3D nickel substrate. The flower shaped p-typed CuO nanoflakes were successfully grown on the tips of n-type ZnO hexagonal rods. The material was characterized by scanning electron microscope, energy-di...

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Published in:Synthesis and reactivity in inorganic, metal-organic, and nano-metal chemistry metal-organic, and nano-metal chemistry, 2016-11, Vol.46 (11), p.1618-1621
Main Authors: Choudhary, M. Aziz, Ahmad, Zahoor, Hassan, Aysha, Khan, Y., Aslam, Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
hydrothermal
metal oxides
photoelectric current
semiconductor
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Summary:ZnO/CuO semiconducting nanocomposites have been prepared by stepwise hydrothermal method on porous 3D nickel substrate. The flower shaped p-typed CuO nanoflakes were successfully grown on the tips of n-type ZnO hexagonal rods. The material was characterized by scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was employed to determine the band gape and overlapping band region of the composite material. The as grown ZnO/CuO semiconducting nanocomposite was further analyzed for I-V behavior under UV light, which has shown the production of 0.016 A current at around 0.8 V potential difference.
ISSN:1553-3174
1553-3182
DOI:10.1080/15533174.2015.1137034