Morphologically tailored CuO nanostructures toward visible-light-driven photocatalysis

• Published in: Materials letters Vol. 281; p. 128603
• Main Authors: George, Amal, Raj, D. Magimai Antoni, Raj, A. Dhayal, Nguyen, Ba-Son, Phan, Thi-Pham, Pazhanivel, T., Sivashanmugan, Kundan, Josephine, R.L., Irudayaraj, A. Albert, Arumugam, J., Nguyen, Van-Huy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.12.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Copper chloride; Copper oxide (CuO); Copper oxides; Dyes; Materials science; Methylene blue; Morphology; Nanoflower; Nanoparticles; Nanosphere; Nanospheres; Nanostructure; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation; Precursors; Transition metal oxides; Nanoflower; Nanosphere; Copper oxide (CuO); Precursors; Morphology; Photocatalysis

•The precursor play a crucial role in tailoring the CuO morphologies.•A small particle size results in high surface-to-volume, leads to increase active sites.•CuOsphere, which prepares by copper acetate or copper chloride, has nanospheres structure.•CuOflower, which prepares by copper nitrate, has f...