Sensitized ZnO nanorod assemblies to detect heavy metal contaminated phytomedicines: Spectroscopic and simulation studies
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Interfacial carrier dynamics of ZnO nanoprobe assemblies for detection of heavy metal contaminated herbal medicines.
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- Authors
- Bagchi, D., Maji, T. K., Sardar, S., Lemmens, P., Bhattacharya, C., Karmakar, D., & Pal, S. K.
- Affiliations
- S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (IN)
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (DE)
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IN)
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Pal, Samir Kumar
- ORCID
- Venue
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 2503-2513
- ISSN
- 1463-9076 (ISSN-L)
- 1463-9084
- OpenAlex
- W2562341318
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 2.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › ZnO doping and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Bioengineering › Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Keywords
- ZnO nanorods, curcumin, heavy metal contamination, herbal medicine, mercury, zinc, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, photoluminescence quenching, electrodeposition, first-principles calculations, photovoltaic devices, photocurrent enhancement, metal ion sensing, nanoprobes
- MeSH terms
- Computer Simulation, Curcumin, Electrodes, Light, Spectrum Analysis, Zinc Oxide, Metals, Heavy, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Nanotubes, Electrochemical Techniques, Phytochemicals
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