Electrochemical synthesis of p-type copper oxides
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-4-747-751
Abstract
Copper oxide is a narrow band gap, low cost, nontoxic, photoactive metal oxide and can be considered as the best candidate for photo- electrochemical applications. Thin films of p-type copper oxide are prepared by cyclic voltammetric technique. The electrochemical method is a cost effective low temperature technique for the preparation of functional thin films. Tools like, GIXRD, Raman Spectroscopy, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, PL, SEM and EIS analysis are done to study the structure, phase, optical, morphological and electrochemical behavior of the copper oxide thin film. The effect of deposition conditions on the electrical and optical properties of the thin films are analyzed in detail.
Supporting agencies: Authors Niveditha C.V. and Jabeen Fatima acknowledge CSIR for financial assistant in the form of Senior Research Fellowship. Sindhu S acknowledges Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Govt. of Kerala, and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India for financial assistance.
About the Authors
C. V. Niveditha
University of Calicut
India
India
Department of Nanoscience and Technology
Kerala–673635
M. J. Jabeen Fatima
University of Calicut
India
India
Department of Nanoscience and Technology
Kerala–673635
S. Sindhu
University of Calicut
India
India
Department of Nanoscience and Technology
Kerala–673635
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Niveditha C.V., Jabeen Fatima M.J., Sindhu S. Electrochemical synthesis of p-type copper oxides. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2016;7(4):747-751. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-4-747-751
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