Optical and structural properties of electroless deposited copper oxide on anodized zinc oxide

Authors

Catherine Tugado ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arven Cafe ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Joybelle Lopez ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mary Donnable Balela ⋅ PH Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman
Maria Cecilia Angub ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Armando Somintac ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arnel Salvador ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Elmer Estacio ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoflowers were successfully synthesized via anodizing pure Zn foil in oxalic acid as an electrolyte solution. A constant voltage of 40V and a current density of 200mA/cm2 were applied for 20 minutes anodization process. The anodized ZnO was then immersed in diluted phosphoric acid at various etching times of 20, 40, and 60 minutes. Copper oxide (CuO) was deposited electrolessly on the anodized ZnO films. The optical and structural properties of anodized ZnO films and ZnO with CuO nanoflowers were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The size of ZnO nanostructures was found to increase as etching time increases; hence nanoflowers were formed by the deposition of CuO.

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2017: Proceedings of the 35th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2017-PA-32

Section

Poster Session A (Materials Science, Instrumentation, and Photonics)

Published

2017-06-07

How to Cite

[1]

C Tugado, A Cafe, J Lopez, MD Balela, MC Angub, A Somintac, A Salvador, and E Estacio, Optical and structural properties of electroless deposited copper oxide on anodized zinc oxide, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 35, SPP-2017-PA-32 (2017). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/260.