Outcome of Cd/Zn doped-CuO Nanoparticles on Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties for Low Potential Nanodevices

A sol-gel approach applied successfully generates Cd/Zn doped copper oxide nanoparticles (NPs) from CuCl₂ and CdCl₂ using zinc acetate solution. The average particle size for cadmium and zinc doped CuO NPs were calculated 34 and 9.56 nm, respectively. Cadmium and zinc-doped CuO NPs were analyzed using XRD, FESEM-EDAX, Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and UV–Visible methods. The XRD examination revealed that the produced samples are in the monoclinic system. The observed peaks are assumed to correlate to the Cd (II)/Cu (II) redox pair, which is an important component of the electrochemical process. UV–Visible spectroscopy measures the optical properties of cadmium-doped and Zinc doped copper oxide NPs. Further this approach can be used for the application of very low potential nanodevices.