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Leaf Extract Mediated Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Ocimum Tenuiflorum and its Characterisation

S. Sumitha, R. P. Vidhya, M. Suba Lakshmi and K. Shanmugha Prasad

Synthesis of nanostructural materials using plant leaf extract is an eco-friendly, non-toxic and cost efficient approach. In this paper we report the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using copper acetate as precursor and Ocimum tenuiflorum leaf extract as a reducing agent. The synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, XRD and EDX. These analytical techniques clearly confirm the formation of copper oxide with monoclinic structure. Our method utilizes an economic, eco-friendly and biocompatible reducing agent for the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles.