DNA-Mediated Fast Synthesis of Shape-Selective ZnO Nanostructures and Their Potential Applications in Catalysis and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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DNA-Mediated Fast Synthesis of Shape-Selective ZnO
Nanostructures and Their Potential Applications in Catalysis and
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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| Creator |
Kundu, S.
Nithiyanantham, U. |
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Electrochemical Sensors
Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Electrochemical Materials Science |
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| Description |
Shape-selective ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with various morphologies have been synthesized within 2 min of
microwave heating by the reaction of Zn(NO3)2·2H2O with NaOH in the presence of DNA. The size and shape of the materials
can be tuned by controlling the molar ratio of Zn(II) salt to DNA and by altering the other reaction parameters. The role of
DNA and other reaction parameters for the formation and growth mechanisms of different morphologies has been elaborated.
The potentiality of the DNA−ZnO NPs has been tested in the catalysis reaction for the decomposition of toxic KMnO4, and the
effect of different morphologies on the catalysis reaction has been examined. Moreover, the suitability of the materials is also
tested for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications, and it was observed that all the morphologies of ZnO NPs can be used as
a potential anode material in DSSC applications
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American Chemical Society
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2014
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/3127/1/040-2014.pdf
Kundu, S. and Nithiyanantham, U. (2014) DNA-Mediated Fast Synthesis of Shape-Selective ZnO Nanostructures and Their Potential Applications in Catalysis and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53. pp. 13667-13669. ISSN 0888-5885 |
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http://www.pubs.acs.org/IECR
http://cecri.csircentral.net/3127/ |
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