Open AccessSpectroscopic characterisation and antibacterial activity of ZnO nanosheets
Author(s) -
A. Santhoshkumar,
Helen P. Kavitha,
R. Suresh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
karbala international journal of modern science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.345
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2405-6103
pISSN - 2405-609X
DOI - 10.1016/j.kijoms.2016.06.001
Subject(s) - antibacterial activity , materials science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , bacteria , geology , engineering , paleontology
This paper describes an easy synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanosheets using triethylamine (TEA) as a complexing agent with zinc sulphate hexahydrate as a zinc source. The as-formed zinc triethylamine complex was calcined at 600 °C for 6 h to get ZnO nanosheets. The synthesised sample was characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), UV–visible (UV–Vis), energy dispersive X-rays (EDS) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The antibacterial activity of ZnO nanosheets was evaluated using agar diffusion method. The results suggest that the synthesised ZnO nanosheets will be a promising candidate in the field of biomedical application