Pulicaria glutinosa Extract: A Toolbox to Synthesize Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanocomposites

Abdulhadi H. Al-Marri; Mujeeb Khan; Merajuddin Khan; Syed F. Adil; Abdulrahman Al-Warthan; Hamad Z. Alkhathlan; Wolfgang Tremel; Joselito P. Labis; Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui; Muhammad N. Tahir

doi:10.3390/ijms16011131

International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Jan 2015)

Pulicaria glutinosa Extract: A Toolbox to Synthesize Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanocomposites

Abdulhadi H. Al-Marri,
Mujeeb Khan,
Merajuddin Khan,
Syed F. Adil,
Abdulrahman Al-Warthan,
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan,
Wolfgang Tremel,
Joselito P. Labis,
Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui,
Muhammad N. Tahir

Affiliations

Abdulhadi H. Al-Marri: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mujeeb Khan: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Merajuddin Khan: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Syed F. Adil: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Al-Warthan: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Wolfgang Tremel: Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz 55122, Germany
Joselito P. Labis: King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad N. Tahir: Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz 55122, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms16011131
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1131 – 1142

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A green, one-step approach for the preparation of graphene/Ag nanocomposites (PE-HRG-Ag) via simultaneous reduction of both graphene oxide (GRO) and silver ions using Pulicaria glutinosa plant extract (PE) as reducing agent is reported. The plant extract functionalizes the surfaces of highly reduced graphene oxide (HRG) which helps in conjugating the Ag NPs to HRG. Increasing amounts of Ag precursor enhanced the density of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) on HRG. The preparation of PE-HRG-Ag nanocomposite is monitored by using ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The as-prepared PE-HRG-Ag nanocomposities display excellent surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity, and significantly increased the intensities of the Raman signal of graphene.

Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

ISSN: 1661-6596 (Print); 1422-0067 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General); Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms

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