Chemical co-precipitation method for synthesis of Cu-Co oxide nanocomposite

A lot of synthesis methods have been utilized for producing nanocomposite materials in the last decade. This research reports the facie and fast method to synthesize metal oxide nanocomposite. The Cu-Co oxide nanocomposite (Cu-Co ONC) was synthesized using chemical co-precipitation method. To synthesize of copper-cobalt oxide precursor, aqueous solution of Cu2+ and Co2+ (1:1) were mixedtogether and the pH controlled by additional of the NaOH solution. The obtained precursor was calcined at 500°C under air atmosphere for 2h. Then synthesized nano Cu-Co composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We suggest this facile and useful method can be used for synthesis of variety kind of nanocomposite materials.

Keywords:

Cu-Co ONC , co-precipitation , calcination