A.Zeenath Bazeera, S.Selvaraj, A.Syed Mohamed and M. Irfana Amrin
Currently, there is a growing need to develop environmentally benign nanoparticle synthesis processes that do not use toxic chemicals in the synthesis. In the present work eco friendly approach is employed to synthesize silver nanoparticles using Indian nettle leaves by bio-chemical method. The biomolecules found in plants induce the reduction of Ag+ ions from silver nitrate to silver nanoparticles. The process of reduction is fast which may lead to the development of easy biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum of the silver nanoparticles exhibited 2? values corresponding to the silver nanocrystal. The average crystallite size is found to be 23nm. The FTIR study confirmed the functional groups present. UV-visible spectrum demonstrated the peak corresponding to the absorbance of silver nanoparticles. The silver nanoparticles are expected to have diagnostic, antibacterial and optical applications.
Ag nano particles, Indian nettle leaf, biochemical method, XRD, FTIR, UV.