Antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of undoped and (Ag, Fe) co-doped CuO nanoparticles via microwave-assisted method

Naveen  Thakur; Anu; Kuldeep  Kumar; Vijay Kumar  Thakur; Sanjeev  Soni; Ashwani  Kumar; Sher Singh  Samant

doi:10.37819/nanofab.007.186

Antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of undoped and (Ag, Fe) co-doped CuO nanoparticles via microwave-assisted method

Naveen Thakur

Anu

Kuldeep Kumar

Vijay Kumar Thakur

Sanjeev Soni

Ashwani Kumar

Sher Singh Samant

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Nanoparticles (NPs) are miniature materials ranging from 1 to 100 nm. The NPs have unique chemical and physical properties due to their shape, size and high surface area. This research paper gives a detailed summary of the synthesis, characterization and applications of undoped and (Ag, Fe) co-doped CuO NPs with a diverse concentration of Fe (0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08 M) at a constant concentration of Ag (0.02 M). X-ray diffractometer (XRD) results revealed average crystallite size of NPs varies in the range 13.10-24.98 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) showed that the morphology of pure synthesized CuO NPs and Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) recognized the presence of Ag, Fe elements in the CuO lattice. The particle size obtained by transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) images was found in the range 19.73-21.47 nm. Cu-O bond stretching of NPs was also confirmed by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) techniques. The values of direct and indirect band gap for CuO were found to be 1.41-1.54 eV and 0.69-1.51 eV respectively. Antibacterial activity for synthesized NPs tested against gram-negative and gram-positive pathogenic bacteria. The photocatalytic properties of synthesized NPs were investigated by monitoring the methyl orange/methylene blue degradation in ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis).

Keywords: Nanoparticles (NPs) Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Methyl Orange Methylene Blue

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[2] Z. H. Ibupoto, A. Tahira, H. Raza, G. Ali, A. A. Khand, N. S. Jilani, A. B. Mallah, C. Yu, M. Willander,Synthesis of Heart/Dumbbell-Like CuO Functional Nanostructures for the Development of Uric Acid Biosensor. Mater. 11 (2018) 2-13.

[3] H. R. Naika, K. Lingaraju, K. Manjunath, D. Kumar, G. Nagaraju, D. Suresh, H. Nagabhushana, Green Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles using Gloriosa superba L. Extract and their Antibacterial Activity. J. Taibah Univ. Sci. 9 (2015) 7-12.

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[6] Anu, N. Thakur, J. Kumar, Synthesis and characterization of pure and Zn-doped copper oxide. Int. J. Adv. Eng. 7 (2018) 1-5.

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[12] A. Suganthi, S. J. K. Vethanathan, S. Perumal, D. P. Koilpillai, S. Karpagavalli, Optical and Electrical Properties of Solvothermally Synthesized Manganese Doped Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles, IOSR J. Appl. Phy. 1 (2017) 43-48.

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[22] C. Khatana, A. Kumar, M. W. Alruways, N. Khan, N. Thakur, D. Kumar, A. Kumar. Antibacterial Potential of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized using Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.: A Green Approach to Combat Drug Resistance. J. Pure Appl. Microbiol. 15 (2021) 1907-1914.

[23] A. Azam, A. S. Ahmed, M. Oves, M., M. S. Khan, A. Memic, Size-dependent Antimicrobial Properties of CuO Nanoparticles against Gram-positive and-negative Bacterial Strains. Int. J. Nanomedicine. 7 (2012) 1-8.

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