scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of SnO2 and SnO2/ZnO Nanoparticles by Electrochemical Method: Evaluation of their Performance in Photodegradation of Indigo Carmine Dye and Antibacterial Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 2119-2124
Author(s):  
K.P. SAMSKRUTHI ◽  
SANNAIAH ANANDA ◽  
M.B. NANDAPRAKASH ◽  
K.S. CHANDRAKANTHA

SnO2 and SnO2/ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by the electrochemical method. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, UV-VIS, IR, FE-SEM and EDAX techniques. The X-ray diffraction revealed that the average crystalline size to be 79.78 and 22.84 nm. The band gap of SnO2/ZnO nanoparticle from Tauc′s plot was found to be 2.196 eV. The photocatalytic degradation of Indigo carmine dye follows the first order reaction. The antibacterial activity of SnO2 and SnO2/ZnO nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was investigated.

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 8114-8119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narinder Kaur ◽  
Sanjeev K. Sharma ◽  
Deuk Young Kim ◽  
Hemant Sharma ◽  
Narinder Singh

We are presenting the first report on the fabrication of imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticle thin films grown on Corning glass by spin coating. The sol was prepared by dissolving imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticles in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). The thickness of the films was manipulated to be 125–200 nm. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed hexagonal wurtzite structure of imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticles thin films with a (002) preferential orientation. The stretching of chemical bonds of the imine linkage and Zn–O in imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticle thin films was confirmed by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The grain size of the films increased with increasing the thickness of the films due to the number of coatings and subsequently dried at 200°C. The transmittance of imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticle thin films was observed to be ≥94%, which was in close agreement to pure ZnO thin films in the visible region. The bandgap of imine-bearing ZnO nanoparticle thin films (3.04 eV), evaluated from Tauc’s plot, was observed to be lower than that of pure ZnO (3.21 eV), which is attributed to the interaction of the ZnO nanoparticles with the imine receptor.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (101) ◽  
pp. 99139-99148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soma Adhikari ◽  
Tanusree Kar ◽  
Saikat Kumar Seth

A new NLO material namely di-valine maleic (VM) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The SHG efficiency of VM was investigated and dipole moment, polarizability, first order hyperpolarizability were calculated by DFT method.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Sharmila Pradhan ◽  
Rajeswori Shrestha ◽  
Khuma Bhandari

This research is focused on bio-synthesis of Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) using lemon extract to study the effect of various parameters on synthesis and to explore antibacterial activity. The biomolecules present in lemon extract act as self reducing and stabilizing agent. The synthesis of CuNPs was found to be affected by various parameters like volume of the lemon extract, concentration of the precursor and the temperature etc. Preliminary characterization of formation of nanoparticles were done by color change and UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy. Elemental composition of the prepared sample was determined via Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Spectroscopy. Presence of important functional groups associated with biomolecules is well characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM ) revealed the formation agglomerated CuNPs of different shape and sizes and the X-ray diffraction pattern showed the formation of purely crystalline nature of CuNPs. Finally, agar well diffusion method showed that CuNPs have potential antibacterial activity against Gram-ve bacteria compared to Gram +ve bacteria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 799 ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavels Rodionovs ◽  
Dzidra Jankovica ◽  
Jānis Grabis

Sm2O3/ZnO nanoparticles were prepared via microwave-assisted hydrothermal and sol-gel combustion synthesis. Characteristics of obtained samples were compared in dependence of Sm2O3 content and calcination temperature. Prepared nanostructures were characterized with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Nanoparticles prepared via microwave-assisted hydrothermal and sol-gel method have flower-like and spherical shape respectively. The photocatalytic activity of samples under solar light simulated illumination was found to be affected by content of Sm2O3, calcination temperature and preparation method. The first-order rate constant of MB solution degradation of samples prepared via microwave-assisted hydrothermal method approximately three times exceeds that of sol-gel samples.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gebretinsae Yeabyo Nigussie ◽  
Gebrekidan Mebrahtu Tesfamariam ◽  
Berhanu Menasbo Tegegne ◽  
Yemane Araya Weldemichel ◽  
Tesfakiros Woldu Gebreab ◽  
...  

We report in this paper antibacterial activity of Ag-doped TiO2 and Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) under visible light irradiation synthesized by using a sol-gel method. Structural, morphological, and basic optical properties of these samples were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrum, and UV-Vis reflectance. Room temperature X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that Ag-doped TiO2 has both rutile and anatase phases, but TiO2 NPs only have the anatase phase. In both ZnO and Ag-doped ZnO NPs, the hexagonal wurtzite structure was observed. The morphologies of TiO2 and ZnO were influenced by doping with Ag, as shown from the SEM images. EDX confirms that the samples are composed of Zn, Ti, Ag, and O elements. UV-Vis reflectance results show decreased band gap energy of Ag-doped TiO2 and Ag-doped ZnO NPs in comparison to that of TiO2 and ZnO. Pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli, were used to assess the antibacterial activity of the synthesized materials. The reduction in the viability of all the three bacteria to zero using Ag-doped ZnO occurred at 60 μg/mL of culture, while Ag-doped TiO2 showed zero viability at 80 μg/mL. Doping of Ag on ZnO and TiO2 plays a vital role in the increased antibacterial activity performance.


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