Samples

Optical band gap

(Eg) in eV

Pure PVA

PVA + 1 wt CuO

PVA + 2 wt CuO

PVA + 3 wt CuO

PVA + 4 wt CuO

PVA + 5 wt CuO

4.97

4.88

4.25

4.00

3.90

3.03