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Facile combustion synthesis of Ag 2 O nanoparticles using cantaloupe seeds and their multidisciplinary applications
Author(s) -
Vinay S.P.,
Sumedha H.N.,
Nagaraju G.,
Harishkumar S.,
Chandrasekhar N.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.5830
Subject(s) - powder diffraction , scanning electron microscope , chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , nuclear chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , nanoparticle , photoluminescence , photodegradation , nanomaterials , visible spectrum , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , crystallography , photocatalysis , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering , optoelectronics , composite material
Silver oxide nanoparticles (Ag 2 O NPs) were prepared using cantaloupe ( Cucumis melo ) seeds as a fuel by employing a green synthesis method. The prepared Ag 2 O 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 Ag 2 O NPs. According to SEM and TEM results, the morphology of the prepared NPs was agglomerated and spherical. The photodegradation activity of the prepared Ag 2 O NPs over methylene blue dye was promising under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the antimicrobial assay of the synthesized Ag 2 O NPs was carried out by the disc diffusion method against Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative microbial strains.