Research Article

Synthesis of Spherical Copper Oxide Nanoparticles by Chemical Precipitation Method and Investigation of Their Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities

Table 1

2θ angles, orientations, d-spacings, FWHMs, crystallite sizes, and average crystallite size obtained from XRD analysis of chemically synthesized CuO NPs.

Angle, 2θ (°)Orientation (hlk)d-Spacing (Å)FWHM (°)Crystallite size (nm)Average crystallite size (nm)

32.53(110)2.749890.334522.812.2
35.57(11)2.522240.444817.0
38.76(111)2.321470.576513.0
46.24(11)1.961690.404618.1
48.75(20)1.866440.566912.8
53.43(020)1.713400.507314.0
58.39(202)1.579180.674610.3
61.52(11)1.50610.613111.1
66.30(31)1.408740.90437.4
68.13(113)1.375170.597411.0
72.37(311)1.304720.73528.7
75.10(004)1.263850.73828.5
82.95(222)1.163051.44434.1