Morphology engineering of ZnO nanorod arrays to hierarchical nanoflowers for enhanced photocatalytic activity and antibacterial action against<i>Escherichia coli</i>
Smriti Thakur, Sanjay K. Mandal
Abstract
A facile, efficient hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanoflowers followed by post-synthetic annealing and their photocatalytic and antibacterial properties are reported.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodChemistryPhotocatalysisHydrothermal circulationEscherichia coliAntibacterial activityNanotechnologyHydrothermal synthesisAnnealing (glass)Chemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryNuclear chemistryBacteriaOrganic chemistryCatalysisBiochemistryMetallurgyMaterials scienceGeneGeneticsBiologyEngineeringZnO doping and propertiesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGa2O3 and related materials