Enhancement of Band Gap Energy and Crystallinity of Cu-MOFs due to Doping of Nano Metal Oxide

Abstract

Amorphous metal organic frame work (MOF) with copper was a newly synthesized Cu-MOF which has been converted into a crystalline Cu-MOF with addition of nanometal oxide due to assembling of nanometal oxide on Cu-MOF/nanocomposite. The band gap of Cu-MOF/Ag2O and Cu-MOF/rGO has enhanced from visible light harvesting compound to near and far UV light harvesting material due to quantum size effect and can be used as coating material on appliances working under UV light without any degradation.