A biological approach for the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles by ixora coccinea leaf extract

Copper oxide nanoparticles have attracted huge attention due to catalytic,electric,optical,photonic,textile,nanofluid,and antibacterial activity depending on the size,shape,and neighboring medium. the use of plant leaves extract in the biosynthesis of nanostructured materials can be eco-friendly,non-toxic and cost effective approach. in this paper,we report a facile and green synthesis of copper oxide nano particles using ixora coccinea leaf extract. highly stable copper oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by using ixora coccinea leaf extract as a reducing agent as and copper chloride as a copper source at room temperature. formation of copper oxide nanoparticles has been confirmed byuv-vis absorption spectroscopy,x-ray diffraction (xrd),dynamic light scattering analysis (dls),zeta potentialstudy and scanning electron microscope with the energy dispersive x-ray studies(edx). dynamic light scattering analysis shows average particle size of 167.1 nmwhereas high zeta potential value confirms the stability of formed copper oxide nanoparticles.the scanning electron microscope reveals spherical morphology of nanoparticlesand energy dispersive x-ray analysis confirms the formation of highly purecopper oxide nanoparticles. the copper oxide nanoparticles from ixora coccinea leaves areexpected to have applications in magnetic storage devices,solar energy transfer,sensors and super capacitors,chemical plants etc. this neweco-friendly approach of synthesis is a novel,cheap,and convenient technique suitablefor large scale commercial production. © 2017,university of mohammed premier oujda morocco.