Surfactant-free synthesis of leaf-like hierarchical CuO nanosheets as a UV light filter

Periyayya Uthirakumar, S. Muthulingam, Rizwan Khan, Jin Hyeon Yun, Han Su Cho, In Hwan Lee

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Abstract

The present investigation reports a simple solution process for synthesizing the leaf-like hierarchical CuO nanosheets without using a surfactant/template at low temperature. The crystalline structure, morphology and the UV light absorption capability of leaf-like hierarchical CuO nanosheets were examined. The UV light absorption capability was estimated by dispersing few percentage of leaf-like CuO nanosheets in a polymer film. An excellent UV light absorption capability was witnessed in a polymer film containing 0.2% of leaf-like CuO nanosheets with the maximum of 68% and 66% under a UV lamp and the direct daylight sources, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-194
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume156
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jun 10
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was encouraged by the management of Sona College of Technology and supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning ( 2013R1A2A2A07067688 , 2010-0019626 ).

Keywords

  • CuO
  • Hierarchical
  • Nanosheets
  • Polymer films
  • UV light absorption

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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