Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Luminescence Properties of Copper Based Metal Organic Frame Works

Abstract

Herein, we report synthesis of two new copper metal organic frameworks. The organic linkers were terephthalic acid with 6-Dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-2-carbaldehyde and terephthalic acid with 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-malonaldehyde used in the copper nano metal organic framework (MOF). Both the Cu-MOF’s were characterized by XRD, UV-vis spectroscopy and FTIR. XRD crystallographic studies revealed the presence of copper metal at 2θ at 18.4°. Tauc plots were simulated to calculate the band gap of both Cu-MOF’s and result indicated the band gap energy of Cu-MOF 1 at 3.31 eV and for Cu-MOF 2 was at 3.57 eV. The UV-Visible absorption studies indicated two bands for Cu-MOF 1 and Cu-MOF 2 at 326 nm. However, the second band in Cu MOF 1 at 509 nm was slightly shifted to higher wavelength at 516 nm in Cu-MOF 2 due to the extension of π-π* transition. The photoluminescent properties of both Cu-MOF’s indicated a strong band at 505 nm. Thus, the optical properties of both the Cu-MOF’s infers that these can be a promising semiconductor material for various electronic applications.