(Ag ? Fe)-doped ZnO nanopowders have been synthesized using combustion method. Ag doping level was kept as 2 at.%, and Fe doping level was varied from 3 to 6 at.%, and the structural, optical, surface morphological, and antibacterial properties have been investigated. The structural studies show that ZnO/(Ag ? Fe) nanopowders have hexagonal wurtzite structure with a preferential orientation along the (101) plane. The FE-SEM images indicate that there is a gradual decrease in the grain size with the increase in the doping level of Fe, and the TEM images are correlated well with FE-SEM images. The XPS profile clearly confirms the presence of expected elemental composition. Photoluminescence studies reveal the presence of extrinsic defects in the material. Antibacterial activity of Ag- and Fe-doped ZnO nanopowders against Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio Cholerae, and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria was also investigated.
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Sathish, P., Ravichandran, K., Sakthivel, B., & Panneerselvam, A. (2015). Enhancing the antibacterial efficiency of zno nanopowders synthesized by combustion method through ag + fe co-doping. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 28(11), 1407–1413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-015-0340-7
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