Journal
PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
Volume 558, Issue -, Pages 74-81Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2019.01.040
Keywords
CuO/Cu2O nanostructures; rGO-CuO/Cu2O nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; Antibacterial activity; Electrochemical activity
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- University Grants Commission [F.4-2/2006(BSR)/PH/15-16/0067]
- Science & Engineering Research Board [PDF/2017/000900]
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The control over the water pollution caused by the organic and biological pollutants is one of the challenging tasks for the scientific community. Here, we have focused to develop materials which can be used to remove both types of water pollutants and also assist in solving problems related to the energy crisis. The CuO, Cu2O, rGO-CuO and rGO-Cu2O of different shapes (sphere, rod and wire) and crystal phases were synthesized and their photocatalytic, antibacterial and supercapacitive properties were investigated. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized products was measured against methylene blue (MB) dye under the direct sunlight while the antibacterial activity was tested against Klebsiella (gram-negative) and S. aureus (gram-positive) microbes. The electrochemical measurements revealed better supercapacitive performance of the rGO-CuO and rGO-Cu2O nanocomposites.
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