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E MJ, Manthrammel MA, Subha PA, Shkir M, Alfaify SA. Microwave-assisted synthesis of praseodymium (Pr)-doped ZnS QDs such as nanoparticles for optoelectronic applications. LUMINESCENCE 2023; 38:1892-1903. [PMID: 37560763 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Abstract
Praseodymium (Pr)-doped ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized using a low-cost microwave-assisted technique and investigations on their structure, morphology, optical properties, Raman resonance, dielectric properties, and luminescence were conducted. Broad X-ray diffraction peaks suggested the formation of low-dimensional Pr-doped ZnS nanoparticles with a cubic structure that was validated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM)/high-resolution TEM analysis. The energy gaps were identified using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and it was found that the values varied between 3.54eV and 3.61eV for different samples. Vibrational experiments on Pr-doped ZnS nanoparticles revealed significant Raman modes at ~270 and ~350 cm-1 that were associated with optical phonon modes that are shifted to lower wavenumbers, indicating phonon confinement in the synthesized products. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of all samples demonstrated that the pure and Pr-doped ZnS nanoparticles were three-level laser active materials. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and mapping study confirmed the homogeneous presence of Pr in ZnS. TEM studies showed that the particles were of very small size and in the cubic phase. The samples had high dielectric constant values between 13 and 24 and low loss values, according to the dielectric analysis. With an increase in frequency and a change in the Pr content of ZnS, an intense peak could be seen in the PL spectra at a wavelength of 360 nm, and some other peaks observed corresponded to the transition of Pr3+ . The produced nanoparticles were appropriate for optoelectronic applications due to their short dimension, high energy gap, high dielectric constant, and low loss values.
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- Muhammed Jubeer E
- Department of Physics, Farook College, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Farook College, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Alnehia A, Al-Sharabi A, Al-Odayni AB, Al-Hammadi AH, AL-Ostoot FH, Saeed WS, Abduh NAY, Alrahlah A. Lepidium sativum Seed Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Structural, Morphological, Optical, Hemolysis, and Antibacterial Studies. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2023; 2023:4166128. [PMID: 37780971 PMCID: PMC10541302 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4166128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Besides, biologically synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) have proven superior to other methods. This work aimed to biosynthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs using an aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seed. The obtained ZnO NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The in vitro antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs against Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria was assessed using the disk diffusion technique. The hemolytic impact was quantified spectrophotometrically. The results indicated a 24.2 nm crystallite size, a hexagonal structure phase, and a 3.48 eV optical bandgap. Antibacterial studies revealed a dose-dependent response with comparable activity to the standard drug (gentamicin) and higher activity against S. aureus than E. coli, e.g., the zone of inhibition at 120 mg/mL was 23 ± 1.25 and 16 ± 1.00 mm, respectively. The hemolysis assay showed no potential harm due to ZnO NPs toward red blood cells if utilized in low doses. As a result, it could be concluded that the reported biogenic method for synthesizing ZnO NPs is promising, resulting in hemocompatible NPs and comparable bactericidal agents.
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- Adnan Alnehia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Thamar University, Dhamar 87246, Yemen
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Education and Sciences, Albaydha University, Albaydha, Yemen
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
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Al-Hammadi AH, Alnehia A, Al-Sharabi A, Alnahari H, Al-Odayni AB. Synthesis of trimetallic oxide (Fe 2O 3-MgO-CuO) nanocomposites and evaluation of their structural and optical properties. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12927. [PMID: 37558688 PMCID: PMC10412638 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39845-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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In this paper, tri-phase Fe2O3-MgO-CuO nanocomposites (NCs) and pure CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using sol-gel technique. The physical properties of the prepared products were examined using SEM, XRD, and UV-visible. The XRD data indicated the formation of pure CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO NPs, as well as nanocomposite formation with Fe2O3 (cubic), MgO (cubic), and CuO (monoclinic). The crystallite size of all the prepared samples was calculated via Scherrer's formula. The energy bandgap of CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO and Fe2O3-MgO-CuO NCs were computed from UV-visible spectroscopy as following 2.13, 2.29, 5.43 and 2.96 eV, respectively. The results showed that Fe2O3-MgO-CuO NCs is an alternative material for a wide range of applications as optoelectronics devices due to their outstanding properties.
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- A H Al-Hammadi
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, 12081, Yemen
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, 12081, Yemen
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Thamar University, Dhamar, 87246, Yemen
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Thamar University, Dhamar, 87246, Yemen
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, 12081, Yemen.
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, 11545, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Alwany AB, Youssef GM, Samir OM, Algradee MA, A Yahya NA, Swillam MA, Humaidi S, Abd-Shukor R. Annealing temperature effects on the size and band gap of ZnS quantum dots fabricated by co-precipitation technique without capping agent. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10314. [PMID: 37365289 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were fabricated using the co-precipitation technique with no capping agent. The effects of different annealing temperatures (non-annealed, 240 °C and 340 °C for 2 h) on the structural and optical characteristics of ZnS QDs are reported. The samples were examined by XRD, TEM, PL, FTIR, and UV-Vis. An increase in annealing temperature led to an increase in the dot size and a lowering of the energy band gap (EG). The average crystallite size, D of ZnS was between 4.4 and 5.6 nm. The ZnS QDs showed a band gap of 3.75, 3.74 and 3.72 eV for non-annealed, 240 °C, and 340 °C annealed samples. The reflection spectra increased in the visible light and decreased in UV region with an increase in annealing temperature. This work showed that the band gap and size of ZnS QDs could be tuned by varying the annealing temperature.
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- Abduelwhab B Alwany
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
- Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Solar Cells, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Solar Cells, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
- Engineering College, Aljanad University for Science and Technology, Taiz, Yemen
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- Physics Department, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen
- Department of Physics, School of Sciences and Engineering, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences and Engineering, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Cairo, Egypt
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- Post Graduate Program (Physics), FMIPA, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jln Bioteknologi No.1, Medan, 20155, Indonesia
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- Department of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Al-Fakeh MS, Saleh EE, Alresheedi F. Synthesis of Novel Li2O-CuO-Bi2O3-B2O3 Glasses for Radiation Protection: An Experimental and Theoretical Study. INORGANICS 2023; 11:27. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Glass samples were synthesized according to 10Li2O + 20CuO + xBi2O3 + (70 − x)B2O3, where x = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 mol% by the melt-quenching method. The ability of the prepared glass to protect against gamma rays and neutrons was examined experimentally and theoretically. The mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) was calculated experimentally at energies of 0.662, 1.173, and 1.333 MeV using 137Cs and 60Co sources. The obtained results were compared with the theoretical ones using a Phy-x/PSD software program version 0.1.0.0. It was found that the experimental and theoretical results are very agreed upon. Moreover, other nuclear radiation shielding parameters were evaluated. The results showed that the addition of bismuth oxide leads to an improvement in the ability of the composite glass to attenuate gamma rays by increasing the values of MAC and Zeff, while it led to a decrease in the HVL and MFP, as well as the EBF and EABF. The results also showed that the addition of copper oxide led to an improvement in the ability of the present glass to slow down fast neutrons. Sample BiS40 showed the best result for gamma ray attenuation and sample BiS10 gave the best result for fast neutron removal cross section. The results were compared with some materials used for gamma ray shielding and fast neutron removal cross section, and it was concluded that samples Bi40 and BiS10 outperformed all commercial materials.
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Alwany AB, Youssef GM, Saleh EE, Algradee MA, Alnakhlani A, Hassan B. Effect of lead doping on the structural, optical, and radiation shielding parameters of chemically synthesized ZnS nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS 2023; 34:233. [DOI: 10.1007/s10854-022-09647-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Maswanganye MW, Kabongo GL, Dhlamini MS. Modulating Charge Mobility in Microwave Synthesized Ti-doped ZnS Nanoparticles for Potential Photoanode Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:77. [PMID: 36615987 PMCID: PMC9824075 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Doping ZnS nanoparticles with different metal and/or non-metal ions is one of the ways to improve their properties. That is because dopants introduce strain into the lattice of the ZnS nanoparticles. The influence of Ti on the ZnS nanoparticles was investigated on the structural properties, optical properties, and also electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The presence of Ti in the crystal lattice of the ZnS introduced strain into the crystal structure, hence causing a lattice expansion and reducing the crystallite sizes of the ZnS nanoparticles. Ti doping was observed to increase the energy band gap of ZnS nanoparticles and also reduce the charge carrier recombination. Doping Ti into ZnS was observed to decrease the charge transfer resistance of ZnS nanoparticles with an increase in dopant concentration indicating an improved charge transfer mobility owing to the presence of strain in the crystal lattice.
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Alnehia A, Al-Hammadi A, Al-Sharabi A, Alnahari H. Optical, structural and morphological properties of ZnO and Fe+3 doped ZnO-NPs prepared by Foeniculum vulgare extract as capping agent for optoelectronic applications. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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