화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.3, 925-929, May, 2014
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.06.024  Export Citation
Preparation of nanostructure CuO/ZnO mixed oxide by sol.gel thermal decomposition of a CuCO3 and ZnCO3: TG, DTG, XRD, FESEM and DRS investigations
Mohammad Hossein Habibi†, and Bahareh Karimi
  • Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Nanostructure CuO/ZnO mixed oxide was systematically prepared via the sol.gel route using zinc and copper carbonates as precursors (molar ratio of 2:1) under thermal decomposition. The zinc and copper carbonates precursors have been synthesized by a simple chemical reaction in high yield and characterized by its melting point, FT-IR and thermal analysis (TG/DTG). The TG/DTG analysis proved that the thermal decomposition of zinc and copper carbonates precursors at 255 ℃ and 289 ℃ respectively. Thermo-gravimetric analysis (TG-DTG), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) studies were undertaken to investigate the thermal properties and electronic structure of the CuO/ZnO mixed oxide catalysts. XRD data of the samples proved the formation of the nano-crystalline CuO/ZnO mixed oxide. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the spherical-like particles have a diameter in the range 35.45 nm. Optical spectra of the nanostructure show a band peaked at 1.35 eV which is associated to near band gap transitions of CuO and a band centered at about 3.00 eV related to band gap transitions of ZnO nanostructures.
Keywords:Thermal decomposition method;Nano composite;ZnO.CuO;DRS
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