Spontaneous formation of core-shell silver-copper oxide by carbon dot-mediated reduction for enhanced oxygen electrocatalysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 329 ◽  
pp. 135172
Author(s):  
Hoseop Im ◽  
Sunguk Noh ◽  
Jun Ho Shim
Author(s):  
Prabhash Prasannan Geetha ◽  
Ajith Ramachandran ◽  
Swapna S. Nair

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is an attracting property of certain transition metals when they are synthesized in nano-range giving rise to promising optical applications. However, most SPR and associated applications are limited to the noble metal nanoparticles, which limits their potential due to high production cost. We report surface plasmon resonance in copper-copper oxide core-shell quantum dots synthesized via chemical route studied by using UV-Visible spectrophotometry. Tuning of the plasmonic resonance with respect to the particle diameter is achieved by an inexpensive all chemical route. Photoluminescence measurements also support the data. This size reduction leads to remarkable changes in its optical response as compared to the bulk metal. The results point towards applications of these materials in tunable SPR based biosensors.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6085
Author(s):  
Fazal Ur Rehman ◽  
Rashid Mahmood ◽  
Manel Ben Ali ◽  
Amor Hedfi ◽  
Mohammed Almalki ◽  
...  

Bergenia ciliate (B. ciliate) leaf extract was used as a reducing and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of silver-copper oxide nanocomposite (Ag-CuO NC). Scanning and transmission electron microscopies (SEM and TEM) were used to examine the structural morphology, and the average particle size was determined to be 47.65 nm. The phase confirmation and crystalline structure were examined through the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, where cubic and monoclinic geometries were assigned to Ag and CuO. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and ultra-violet and visible (UV-Visible) spectroscopies were operated to analyse the elemental composition, functional groups and light absorption phenomena of the Ag-CuO NC. Under the full light spectrum, the photodegradation of Rhodamine 6G was recorded, and 99.42 percent of the dye degraded in 80 min. The Agar well diffusion method was followed to perform antibacterial activity against selected pathogens, and the activity was found to increase with increasing concentration of Ag-CuO NC. The ABTS free radical scavenging activity suggests that the activity of Ag-CuO NC is higher than ascorbic acid.


Author(s):  
Hossein Jafaripur ◽  
Pooya Dehghan ◽  
Amir Mohamad Zare ◽  
Zeinab Sanaee ◽  
Shahnaz Ghasemi

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 101814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afaq Ullah Khan ◽  
Arif Ullah Khan ◽  
Baoshan Li ◽  
Mater H. Mahnashi ◽  
Bander A. Alyami ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 179 (12) ◽  
pp. 3883-3892 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Muñoz-Rojas ◽  
Gloria Subías ◽  
Judith Oró-Solé ◽  
Jordi Fraxedas ◽  
Benjamín Martínez ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva M. Tejada-Rosales ◽  
Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal ◽  
Nieves Casan-Pastor ◽  
Pere Alemany ◽  
Eliseo Ruiz ◽  
...  

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqiang Chen ◽  
Chenyang Zhu ◽  
Zhen Yang ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Yiying Yue ◽  
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