Abstract
In this study, ordered mesoporous copper oxide–silica (CuO–SiO2) composite films with CuO/SiO2 molar ratio ≤6% have been prepared. Small-angle X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy investigations show that the mesoporous CuO–SiO2 composite films have a hexagonally ordered pore array nanostructure. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the copper oxide and silica in the composite films are non-crystalline. The non-crystalline CuO in the mesoporous composite films has an obvious blue-shift phenomenon of the absorption edge. The calculated band gap energy for CuO is 3.2 eV, which is much higher than its bulk counterparts (1.21–1.5 eV).
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