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ArticleNanoscale research letters2020

Comparative Study of Selenides and Tellurides of Transition Metals (Nb and Ta) with Respect to its Catalytic, Antimicrobial, and Molecular Docking Performance.

S Altaf, A Haider, S Naz, A Ul-Hamid, J Haider, M Imran, A Shahzadi, M Naz, H Ajaz, M Ikram

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S AltafDepartment of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
A HaiderDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, 54000, Pakistan.
S NazTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China.
A Ul-HamidCenter for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
J HaiderTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China.
M ImranState key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
A ShahzadiUniversity College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
M NazBiochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, 54000, Pakistan.
H AjazDepartment of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
M IkramSolar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, 54000, Pakistan. dr.muhammadikram@gcu.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-789X

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Higher Education Commission, Pakistan 21-1669
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present research is a comparative study that reports an economical and accessible method to synthesize niobium (Nb) and Tantalum (Ta) selenides and tellurides with useful application in the removal of pollutants in textile, paper, and dyeing industries as well as in medical field. In this study, solid-state process was used to generate nanocomposites and various characterization techniques were employed to compare two groups of materials under investigation. Structure, morphology, elemental constitution, and functional groups of synthesized materials were analyzed with XRD, FESEM coupled with EDS, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy, respectively. HR-TEM images displayed nanoscale particles with tetragonal and monoclinic crystal structures. The optical properties were evaluated in terms of cut-off wavelength and optical band gap using UV-visible spectroscopy. A comparative behavior of both groups of compounds was assessed with regards to their catalytic and microcidal properties. Extracted nanocomposites when used as catalysts, though isomorphs of each other, showed markedly different behavior in catalytic degradation of MB dye in the presence of NaBH

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AntimicrobialCatalysisMolecular dockingSelenidesSolid-state synthesisTellurides

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PMCPMC7343698

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