Various concentrations of copper oxide were embedded into silica matrix of xerogel forms using copper source Cu(NO3)2�·3H2O.\r\nThe xerogel samples were prepared by hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) with determination of\r\nnew molar ratios of the components by the sol-gel method. In this paper, three samples of copper oxide were doped into silica\r\nmatrices using different concentrations. We obtained 10, 20, and 30 wt.% of copper oxide in silica matrices labeled as A, B, and\r\nC, respectively. The absorption and transmittance spectra of the gel matrices were treated at different concentrations by Uv-vis\r\nspectrophotometer. Quantities of water and transparency in the silica network change the spectral characteristics of Cu2 ions in\r\nthe host silica. Absorption spectra of the samples heated to higher concentration complete the conversion of Cu2 ions to Cu\r\nions. The effects of concentration of copper oxide were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, and the transmission\r\nelectron microscope (TEM) micrographs. Also, textural properties of samples were studied by surface area analysis (BET method)\r\nat different concentrations.
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