AP0982 Synthesis of Silver Telluride Nanoparticles via Chemical Co-Precipitation Method for Antibacterial Applications

Abstract

Silver tellurides (Ag2Te) quantum dots (QDs) have gained much attention in biological applications due to their unique photoluminescence properties and good biocompatibility. In this study, Ag2Te nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using the co-precipitation method, and their antimicrobial activity was studied against bacteria. The morphological, structural, and optical properties of synthesized NPs were investigated using different techniques like XRD, FESEM-EDX, and UV-visible. FESEM analysis displayed the shape of NPs to be irregular shape, the mean particle size is within the range were 30-100 nm, Results of X-ray diffraction revealed that the structure NPs have a monoclinic structure. The UV-visible spectrum showed the absorption in the range 330 nm with a band gap energy of 3.4 eV. Wemple Di-Domenico's Single Effective Oscillator Model was used to calculate refractive-index dispersion as well as other associated parameters. According to the findings, NPs displayed antibacterial properties, implying that they could be employed in medical.