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Copper and Nitrogen co-doped ZnO Nanomaterials with Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31921
Mohammed Humayun Rashid Choudhury
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5366-5899
Md Nizam Uddin
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7597-3294
Partha Pratim Nath
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4493-0866
Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Mohammad Razaul Karim
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Md. Azharul Arafath
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Chintalapalle V. Ramana
Center for Advanced Materials Research (CMR), Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-3065
Mohammed Muzibur Rahman
Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, P.O.Box 80203, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author(s) : Md Nizam Uddin

nizam-che@sust.edu

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 36 No. 8 (2024): Vol 36 Issue 8, 2024

Abstract

This work demonstrates the enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of copper and nitrogen-co-doped ZnO (Cu-N-ZnO) nanomaterials deposited onto soda-lime glass using a low-cost chemical approach. The effect of combined Cu-N doping is significant on the structure, properties, and performance of ZnO, as revealed from the characterization results. The synthesized materials crystallize in a hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO with a high degree of crystallinity, according to X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated a uniformly distributed morphology with spherical-like ZnO nanoparticles. The optical studies revealed that the band gap decreases significantly in 5% Cu-5% N co-doped ZnO (2.89 eV) compared to intrinsic ZnO (3.36 eV). The photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of the samples were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue dye in aqueous media and the inactivation of E. coli bacteria under visible light irradiation. The 5% Cu-5% N doped ZnO showed the highest dye degradation efficiency, which was 64.44% higher than that of the intrinsic ZnO and inactivated 62.53% more bacteria in the presence of light compared to that in a dark condition. Moreover, Cu-N co-doped ZnO inactivated 79.06% and 23.22% more bacteria than bare glass slides and ZnO under visible light irradiation, respectively.

Keywords

Copper ZnO Doping Optical properties Photocatalysis Antibaterial activity Methylene blue dye
Choudhury, M. H. R., Uddin, M. N., Nath, P. P., Siddiquey, I. A., Karim, M. R., Arafath, M. A., … Rahman, M. M. (2024). Copper and Nitrogen co-doped ZnO Nanomaterials with Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 36(8), 1912–1920. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31921
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