Doping of Mg on ZnO Nanorods Demonstrated Improved Photocatalytic Degradation and Antimicrobial Potential with Molecular Docking Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Various concentrations of Mg-doped ZnO nanorods (NRs) were prepared using co-precipitation technique. The objective of this study was to improve the photocatalytic properties of ZnO. The effect of Mg doping on the structure, phase constitution, functional groups presence, optical properties, elemental composition, surface morphology and microstructure of ZnO was evaluated with XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, EDS, and HR-TEM, respectively. Optical absorption spectra obtained from the prepared samples showed evidence of blueshift upon doping. XRD results revealed hexagonal wurtzite phase of nanocomposite with a gradual decrease in crystallite size with Mg addition. PL spectroscopy showed trapping efficiency and migration of charge carriers with electron-hole recombination behavior, whil

SUBMITTER: Ikram M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8088420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature