PMID- 31383066
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210531
LR  - 20210531
IS  - 1533-4899 (Electronic)
IS  - 1533-4880 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
DP  - 2020 Feb 1
TI  - Novel Ag-TiO(2)/ZnFe(2)O(4) Nanocomposites for Effective Photocatalytic, 
      Electrocatalytic and Cytotoxicity Applications.
PG  - 709-718
LID - 10.1166/jnn.2020.16893 [doi]
AB  - We report the preparation and characterization of a new heterostructured 
      Ag-TiO(2)/ZnFe(2)O(4) (ATZ) nanocomposite. X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals the presence 
      of spinel type ZnFe(2)O(4) and anatase TiO(2). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) 
      images of ATZ nanocomposites show that Ag nanoparticles are successfully loaded 
      on the composite Ag-TiO(2) and is uniformly distributed on surface of ZnFe(2)O(4) 
      forming a nanocomposite with an approximate particle size of 44.8 nm. 
      High-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) analysis clearly 
      indicates the particles with spherical and hexagonal structure and sizes of most 
      of the particles are below 50 nm. Ultra violet-visible diffuse reflectance 
      spectra (UV-vis-DRS) show that Ag-TiO(2)/ZnFe(2)O(4) has increased visible absorption 
      than TiO(2). Photoluminescence (PL) spectra shows that the intensity of ATZ is low 
      relative to prepared TiO(2). The photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Yellow 86 
      (RY 86) dye was studied. Based on the band gap energies of TiO(2) and ZnFe(2)O(4), a 
      mechanism of degradation is given. Photocatalytic activity results suggest that 
      as-prepared ATZ shows higher photodegradation efficiency than pure TiO(2). The main 
      reactive oxidative species involved in the degradation and stability of 
      photocatalyst were also investigated. ATZ shows higher electrocatalytic activity 
      than TiO(2) for methanol electrooxidation. The cytotoxicity of ATZ was analysed. 
      Multifunctionality of ATZ makes it useful for environmental and biomedical 
      applications.
FAU - Suppuraj, P
AU  - Suppuraj P
AD  - Advanced Photocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Annamalai 
      University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
FAU - Thirumalai, K
AU  - Thirumalai K
AD  - Advanced Photocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Annamalai 
      University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
FAU - Parthiban, S
AU  - Parthiban S
AD  - Advanced Photocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Annamalai 
      University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
FAU - Swaminathan, M
AU  - Swaminathan M
AD  - Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Kalasalingam Academy of 
      Research and Education, Krishnankoil 626126, India.
FAU - Muthuvel, I
AU  - Muthuvel I
AD  - Advanced Photocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Annamalai 
      University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Nanosci Nanotechnol
JT  - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
JID - 101088195
RN  - 15FIX9V2JP (titanium dioxide)
RN  - 3M4G523W1G (Silver)
RN  - D1JT611TNE (Titanium)
SB  - IM
MH  - Catalysis
MH  - *Metal Nanoparticles/toxicity
MH  - *Nanocomposites
MH  - Silver
MH  - Titanium
EDAT- 2019/08/07 06:00
MHDA- 2021/06/01 06:00
CRDT- 2019/08/07 06:00
PHST- 2019/08/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/08/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/06/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1166/jnn.2020.16893 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2020 Feb 1;20(2):709-718. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2020.16893.