{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(24)"],"submitter":["Samad Azad MA"],"pubmed_abstract":["In this work, a silver-coated zinc oxide nanocomposite (ZnO/Ag NC) was synthesized <i>via</i> a sol-gel method combined with ultrasonic irradiation. SEM analysis revealed uniform particle size and morphology, while UV-vis spectroscopy showed a slight absorption shift due to silver incorporation, and FT-IR confirmed successful Ag coating on ZnO nanoparticles, which was further applied to degrade methylene blue dye and showed stronger antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria compared to pure ZnO. Detailed XRD studies confirmed a well-defined wurtzite structure and revealed that the material is semi-crystalline with crystallite sizes ranging from 1 to 100 nm, averaging about 74 nm. Crystallographic parameters such as crystallite size, internal strain, and c"],"journal":["Nanoscale advances"],"pagination":["8138-8153"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12628709"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Structural insights into zinc oxide-silver nanocomposite &lt;i&gt;via&lt;/i&gt; different XRD models: rapid synthesis with photocatalytic &amp; antibacterial applications."],"pmcid":["PMC12628709"],"pubmed_authors":["Hossain MS","Bhowmik S","Samad Azad MA","Saikat SP","Hasan MR"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Structural insights into zinc oxide-silver nanocomposite &lt;i&gt;via&lt;/i&gt; different XRD models: rapid synthesis with photocatalytic &amp; antibacterial applications.","description":"In this work, a silver-coated zinc oxide nanocomposite (ZnO/Ag NC) was synthesized <i>via</i> a sol-gel method combined with ultrasonic irradiation. SEM analysis revealed uniform particle size and morphology, while UV-vis spectroscopy showed a slight absorption shift due to silver incorporation, and FT-IR confirmed successful Ag coating on ZnO nanoparticles, which was further applied to degrade methylene blue dye and showed stronger antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria compared to pure ZnO. Detailed XRD studies confirmed a well-defined wurtzite structure and revealed that the material is semi-crystalline with crystallite sizes ranging from 1 to 100 nm, averaging about 74 nm. Crystallographic parameters such as crystallite size, internal strain, and c","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-05T21:58:18.085Z","creation":"2026-05-22T03:16:04.246Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12628709","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41268045"],"doi":["10.1039/d5na00790a"]}}