PMID- 30076473
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230928
IS  - 1931-7573 (Print)
IS  - 1556-276X (Electronic)
IS  - 1556-276X (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 Aug 3
TI  - Influence of Mg Doping on ZnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalytic 
      Evaluation and Antibacterial Analysis.
PG  - 229
LID - 10.1186/s11671-018-2643-x [doi]
LID - 229
AB  - In this research, a facile co-precipitation method was used to synthesize pure 
      and Mg-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs). The structure, morphology, chemical 
      composition, and optical and antibacterial activity of the synthesized 
      nanoparticles (NPs) were studied with respect to pure and Mg-doped ZnO 
      concentrations (0-7.5 molar (M) %). X-ray diffraction pattern confirmed the 
      presence of crystalline, hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnO. Scanning electron 
      microscope (SEM) images revealed that pure and Mg-doped ZnO NPs were in the 
      nanoscale regime with hexagonal crystalline morphology around 30-110 nm. Optical 
      characterization of the sample revealed that the band gap energy (E(g)) decreased 
      from 3.36 to 3.04 eV with an increase in Mg(2+) doping concentration. Optical 
      absorption spectrum of ZnO redshifted as the Mg concentration varied from 2.5 to 
      7.5 M. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra showed UV emission peak around 400 nm. 
      Enhanced visible emission between 430 and 600 nm with Mg(2+) doping indicated the 
      defect density in ZnO by occupying Zn(2+) vacancies with Mg(2+) ions. 
      Photocatalytic studies revealed that 7.5% Mg-doped ZnO NPs exhibited maximum 
      degradation (78%) for Rhodamine B (RhB) dye under UV-Vis irradiation. 
      Antibacterial studies were conducted using Gram-positive and Gram-negative 
      bacteria. The results demonstrated that doping with Mg ions inside the ZnO matrix 
      had enhanced the antibacterial activity against all types of bacteria and its 
      performance was improved with successive increment in Mg ion concentration inside 
      ZnO NPs.
FAU - Pradeev Raj, K
AU  - Pradeev Raj K
AD  - Department of Physics, CSI College of Engineering, Ooty, 643215, India.
AD  - Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, 
      India.
FAU - Sadaiyandi, K
AU  - Sadaiyandi K
AD  - Department of Physics, Government Arts College for Women, Nilakkottai, Dindigul, 
      624202, India.
FAU - Kennedy, A
AU  - Kennedy A
AD  - Department of Physics, CSI College of Engineering, Ooty, 643215, India.
FAU - Sagadevan, Suresh
AU  - Sagadevan S
AD  - Centre for Nanotechnology, AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602 
      105, India. drsureshnano@gmail.com.
AD  - Department of Physics, Center for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence 
      University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drsureshnano@gmail.com.
FAU - Chowdhury, Zaira Zaman
AU  - Chowdhury ZZ
AD  - Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 
      50603, Malaysia. zaira.chowdhury76@gmail.com.
FAU - Johan, Mohd Rafie Bin
AU  - Johan MRB
AD  - Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 
      50603, Malaysia.
FAU - Aziz, Fauziah Abdul
AU  - Aziz FA
AD  - Department of Physics, Center for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence 
      University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Rafique, Rahman F
AU  - Rafique RF
AD  - Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, Rutgers, The State 
      University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA.
FAU - Thamiz Selvi, R
AU  - Thamiz Selvi R
AD  - Department of Chemistry, LRG Government Arts College for Women, Tiruppur, 641 
      604, India.
FAU - Rathina Bala, R
AU  - Rathina Bala R
AD  - Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, 
      India.
LA  - eng
GR  - Grant No. RP044C-17AET and RP044D-17AET/University of Malaya, Malaysia/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180803
PL  - United States
TA  - Nanoscale Res Lett
JT  - Nanoscale research letters
JID - 101279750
PMC - PMC6081874
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Antibacterial study
OT  - Mg-doped ZnO nanoparticles
OT  - Optical study
OT  - Photocatalytic evaluation
OT  - Structural study
COIS- COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. 
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EDAT- 2018/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2018/08/05 06:01
PMCR- 2018/08/03
CRDT- 2018/08/05 06:00
PHST- 2018/05/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/07/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/08/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/08/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s11671-018-2643-x [pii]
AID - 2643 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s11671-018-2643-x [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Nanoscale Res Lett. 2018 Aug 3;13(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s11671-018-2643-x.