Preparation and Characterisation of ZnO - SiO2 and Bi2O3 – CuO Nanocomposites

In the present work, ZnO - SiO2 and Bi2O3– CuO nanocomposites have been prepared by sol gel with alternate precursors existing in literature. They are characterised by XRD, SEM,UV, FTIR and photoluminescence spectra.The XRD results indicate a crystallite size of approximately 80 nm for both nanocomposites. SEM image shows a heterogeneous particle size for both samples. The band gap of ZnO - SiO2 and Bi2O3– CuO obtained from Taucs plot is 4.1 eV and 2.85 eV, respectively. PL spectra show high intensity absorption for ZnO-SiO2 in comparison to Bi2O3–CuO. The composites of Bi2O3–CuO is recommended for efficient optical coating against the coating made from Bi2O3.

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