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ArticleScientific reports2024

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using low-cost plant extracts.

Sahar A Mousa, D A Wissa, H H Hassan, A A Ebnalwaled, S A Khairy

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5 authors.

Sahar A MousaPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. saharmobarak@gstd.sci.cu.edu.eg.
D A WissaSolid State Physics Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
H H HassanPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
A A EbnalwaledElectronics & Nano Devices Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
S A KhairyPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing stable and highly efficient metal oxide photocatalysts remains a significant challenge in managing organic pollutants. In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were successfully synthesized using various plant extracts, pomegranate (P.M), beetroot roots (B.S), and seder, along with a chemical process. The produced ZnO NPs were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), and Surface Area. For all prepared samples, the results indicated that the composition of the plant extract affects several characteristics of the produced particles, such as their photocatalytic properties, energy bandgap (E

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Green synthesisMethyl orange (MO)Oxygen vacanciesPhotocatalytic propertiesPhotodegradationPlant extractZnO NPs

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