Photodegradation of methylene blue using CuO films grown via spray pyrolysis technique

Authors

  • Efren Suratos National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Christopher Jude Vergara National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Laureen Ida Ballesteros National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Debinya Buenafe National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Horace Andrew Husay National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Arven Cafe National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Anthony Tuico Materials Science Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Armando Somintac National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Cupric oxide (CuO) films were deposited on glass substrates via spray pyrolysis technique for the photodegradation of methylene blue organic dye. Absorbance measurements showed a high degradation efficiency of 72.70% for the CuO film with a thickness of 477 nm (Sample 1) after 1 hour of UV irradiation. The calculated rate constants for Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3 and Sample 4 were 0.0196 min−1, 0.0180 min−1, 0.0164 min−1, and 0.0069 min−1, respectively. SEM images showed an increase in particle size as the film thickness was increased, which resulted in a lower degradation efficiency due to a reduced surface area-to volume ratio and enhanced recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes.

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2016-08-18

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2016: Proceedings of the 34th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

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Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

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“Photodegradation of methylene blue using CuO films grown via spray pyrolysis technique”, Proc. SPP, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. SPP–2016, Aug. 2016, Accessed: Mar. 28, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2016-1B-03