title: Aloe barbadensis Miller mediated green synthesis of mono-disperse copper oxide nanoparticles: optical properties.
abstract: In this paper, we report on the synthesis of nanostructured copper oxide particles by both chemical and biological method. A facile and efficient synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles was carried out with controlled surface properties via green chemistry approach. The CuO nanoparticles synthesized are monodisperse and versatile and were characterized with the help of UV-Vis, PL, FT-IR, XRD, SEM, and TEM techniques. The particles are crystalline in nature and average sizes were between 15 and 30 nm. The morphology of the nanoparticles can be controlled by tuning the amount of Aloe vera extract. This new eco-friendly approach of synthesis is a novel, cheap, and convenient technique suitable for large scale commercial production and health related applications of CuO nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Karpagam University, Eachanari Post, Coimbatore 641 021, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Sangeetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gunalan
authors.forename: Rajeshwari
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sivaraj
authors.forename: Rajendran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venckatesh
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D049449:Luminescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D003300:Copper; C000520:cuprous oxide