Surface functionality and optical band gap studies of [CdCl4]− [C17H14O5S]+ hybrid material

An inorganic-organic hybrid material of cadmium chloride and phenol red has been prepared by solution growth through slow cooling process. The hybrid material was studied through powder XRD pattern which shows that the material has been grown in monoclinic space group P21 with the cell parameters of a = 6.231, b = 4.873, c = 3.412 and b = 93.85o. The surface functionality has been performed through FESEM analysis which depicts the grain size of 90 nm of the hybrid materials and the solidity of the material = 0.98. The direct band gap of 3.09eV has been calculated from the UV-Vis absorption spectrum which indicates that the hybrid material has potential band gap transitions and hence can be used in optical energy storage devices.An inorganic-organic hybrid material of cadmium chloride and phenol red has been prepared by solution growth through slow cooling process. The hybrid material was studied through powder XRD pattern which shows that the material has been grown in monoclinic space group P21 with the cell parameters of a = 6.231, b = 4.873, c = 3.412 and b = 93.85o. The surface functionality has been performed through FESEM analysis which depicts the grain size of 90 nm of the hybrid materials and the solidity of the material = 0.98. The direct band gap of 3.09eV has been calculated from the UV-Vis absorption spectrum which indicates that the hybrid material has potential band gap transitions and hence can be used in optical energy storage devices.