Synthesis of ZnO/FeO/rGO nanocomposites and evaluation of antibacterial activities towards E. coli and S. aureus.

Antibacterial activity of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanocomposites (NCs) has received wide spread attention in biomedical applications. In this direction, the authors prepared zinc oxide (ZnO), iron oxide (FeO), and their composite including reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by hydrothermal method. The structural and microstructural properties of the synthesised NPs and NCs were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, UV-Vis, TGA, and TEM analysis.

Exploration and evaluation of proton source-assisted photocatalyst for hydrogen generation.

The present paper reports about the superior performance of some amine-based proton sources in enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of Fe2O3-TiO2 composite during a water-splitting reaction. The band gap of the Fe2O3-TiO2 catalyst is tuned to 2.3 eV by varying the Fe content.