Facile combustion synthesis of Ag2O nanoparticles using cantaloupe seeds and their multidisciplinary applications |
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| Authors: | SP Vinay Udayabhanu HN Sumedha G Nagaraju S Harishkumar N Chandrasekhar |
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| Institution: | 1. Research and Development Centre, Department of Chemistry, Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, 572106 India;2. Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, 572103 India;3. Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, 572103 India
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kuvempu University, Post-Graduate Centre, Kadur, Karnataka, 572103 India |
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| Abstract: | Silver oxide nanoparticles (Ag2O NPs) were prepared using cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) seeds as a fuel by employing a green synthesis method. The prepared Ag2O NPs were investigated using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), UV–visible spectrum, Fourier transform infrared analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and photoluminescence studies. PXRD data reveal the establishment of cubic crystal structure of Ag2O NPs. According to SEM and TEM results, the morphology of the prepared NPs was agglomerated and spherical. The photodegradation activity of the prepared Ag2O NPs over methylene blue dye was promising under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the antimicrobial assay of the synthesized Ag2O NPs was carried out by the disc diffusion method against Gram-positive and Gram-negative microbial strains. |
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| Keywords: | Ag2O NPs cantaloupe luminescence methylene blue photocatalyst |
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