New Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
40(2), P. 1587 - 1594
Published: Nov. 30, 2015
A
series
of
flower-like
Ag/ZnO
composites
was
prepared
with
varying
Ag
content.
The
photocatalyst
displays
excellent
photocatalytic
activity
for
RhB
under
UV
and
visible
light.
is
a
promising
candidate
material
the
treatment
contaminated
water.
Open Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 556 - 570
Published: June 14, 2018
Abstract
Highly
stable
semiconducting
silver
doped
zinc
oxide
nanoparticles
have
been
synthesized
via
facile,
biomimetic
and
sustainable
route,
through
utilization
of
Zinc
acetate
dihydrate
(C
4
H
6
O
Zn
·
2H
2
O)
as
host,
Silver
nitrate
(AgNO
3
)
dopant
phytochemicals
angiospermic
medicinal
plant
Prunus
cerasifera
the
reducing
agents.
Synthesis
Ag
ZnO
was
done
in
a
one
pot
synthetic
mode
by
varying
amount
from
0.2
–
2.0%.
Synthesized
photocatalyst
were
analyzed
UV-vis,
FTIR,
XRD
SEM.
Commendable
alleviation
direct
band
gap
i.e.
2.81
eV
achieved
result
doping.
size
ranged
between
72.11
100
nm
with
rough
surface
morphology
higher
polydispersity
degree.
The
patterns
revealed
hexagonal
wurtzite
geometry
crystals
an
average
crystallite
2.99
nm.
Persistent
organic
dyes
Methyl
Orange,
Safranin
Rhodamine
B
sustainably
photodegraded
solar
irradiance
remarkable
degradation
percentages
up
to
81.76,
74.11
85.52%
limited
time
pseudo
first
order
reaction
kinetics
(
R
=0.99,
0.99
0.97).
Furthermore,
efficient
inhibition
against
nine
microbes
biomedical
agriculturally
significance
achieved.
are
potential
green
remediators
polluted
water
perilous
pathogens.
New Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
40(2), P. 1587 - 1594
Published: Nov. 30, 2015
A
series
of
flower-like
Ag/ZnO
composites
was
prepared
with
varying
Ag
content.
The
photocatalyst
displays
excellent
photocatalytic
activity
for
RhB
under
UV
and
visible
light.
is
a
promising
candidate
material
the
treatment
contaminated
water.