A bst ra ct : S i ng le c ryst al of 5 - nit ro i nd ol e was g ro wn by slo w c oo li ng s ol ut i on g ro wt h te c h ni q ue .

V ic ke rs mic ro ha rd ne ss te st ha s c a rri e d o ut i n orde r to u nde rst a nd t he me c ha nic a l p ro p e rt ie s of t he

g ro wn c ry st al. T he M e ye rs i nde x nu mbe r s ho ws t he ma te ri a l be l o ng t o so ft c ate g o ry. T he c rys t al
s urf ac e has a na l y ze d b y c he mi c a l e tc hi ng and at o mic f o rc e m ic ros c o p y ( AFM ). T he e tc hi ng st ud y
re ve a ls t he g ro wt h pa tte rn and d isl oc a ti o ns pre se nt i n t he g ro wn c ry st a l. T he am pl it ude p a ra me te rs
m e as ure d f ro m AFM st udi e s he l ps t o a na l y ze t he s urf a ce top og ra p hy of t he g ro wn c ryst al . T he
e miss i o n spe c t r u m has re c o rde d be t we e n 5 4 0 7 2 0 nm . T he bro a d e mi ssi o n b a nd a ppe a re d i n t he
re g i o n 5 5 2 5 6 7 nm s ho ws t he bl ue e missi o n i n t he c ry st al.
K e y wo rds : Cry st al g ro wt h, me c ha nic al st ud ie s, surf ac e a nal ysi s, lumi ne sc e nc e.

J. Indian Chem. Soc.,

Vol. 92, May 2015, pp. 705-707

Mixed ligand based copper(II) complex and its antimicrobial activity

R. Suhasi ni a , Poonam R. Inamd ar b and A. Sheel a* b
a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Au xilium College, Vellore-632 006, Tamiln adu, India
b Materials
Chemi stry Di visi on, School of Ad vanced Sciences, VIT Uni versit y, Vellore-632
014, Tamiln adu, India, E-mail : asheel a@vit .ac.in

A bst ra ct : T ra nsi ti o n me t al c o mple x e s of mix e d l ig a nd syste ms have pl a ye d a pi vot al ro le i n t he

de ve lo p me nt of i no rga nic c he mist ry. M et al c hel at e s have be e n pre fe rre d f o r t he rape ut ic a pp lic ati o ns
o ve r i no rg anic sal ts d ue t o t he i r t u na b le c o o rdi na ti o n g e o me t rie s a nd t he i r e f fic ie nc y t o b ri ng ab o ut
de si ra b le e ffe c t a t mi ni mu m d os ag e le ve ls 1 . M i xe d li ga n d c o mp le x e s of c urc umi n wi t h bi p y ri di ne,
p he nant h ro l i ne a nd o t he r anc il l a ry l ig a nds ha ve be e n pro ve d as e ffic ie nt a ntic a nc e r ag e nts 2 . I n t he
c urre nt st ud y, t he s y nt he si s of Cu I I c o mp le x o f mix e d l i ga nds of die t hy l ma l o nat e a nd sa li c yl al de hy de,
po sse ssi ng si mi l a r bi ndi ng mo d es as c urc umi n a nd s al i c yl al de hy de is de sc ribe d. T he s ynt he s i ze d
c o mp le x [ C u( sal )( de m)]. 2 H 2 O is c ha rac te ri ze d by U V- Vi si ble , FT- I R a nd m as s s pe c t ra l te c hni q ue s t o
asc e rt ai n t he st ruc t ure o f c om pl e x. T hes e t y pe s of c o mp le x es a re e x pe c te d t o posse ss p ote nti al
a nti m ic ro bi al a nd a ntic a nc e r appl i ca ti ons.
K e y wo rds : M ix e d lig a nd c o mp le x e s, -di ke t o ne s, a nt ib ac te ri al ac ti vi ty.

J. Indian Chem. Soc.,

Vol. 92, May 2015, pp. 708-712

NiTiO3/ZnO heterojunction composites catalyzed degradation of reactive

dyes in presence of oxidants under UV-Visible radiation
Santhanam Siva ku mar a , Ayyasamy Selvaraj b , Venkad achal am Chandrasekaran and
Anaip al ayam Kandasamy Ramasamy* a
a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Peri yar Uni versit y, Sal em-636 011, Tamilnadu, India
E-mail : drakramasamy@yah oo.in
b Depart ment of Chemi stry, Hi ndustan Institute of Technol ogy, Coi mbat ore, Tamilnadu, Indi a

A bst ra ct : I l me nite Ni T iO 3 a nd Wu rt zi t e Z nO ha ve be e n sy nt he s i ze d b y s ol -g e l ro ute . A se rie s of

N iT iO 3 / Z nO he te ro j unc ti o n c o mp o site p hot oc at a lys ts wi t h a diffe re nt we ig ht rat i o o f Ni TiO 3 (3 wt % ,
5 wt% , 7 wt% , 9 wt % and 1 1 wt% ) we re pre p a re d by t he c o upl i ng of Ni T iO 3 and ZnO wi t h t he he lp
of ox a lic ac i d as a l i n ke r. T he ob ta i ne d Ni Ti O 3 / Z nO he t e ro j unc t i o n c om pos ite s o f c rys ta ll i ne phase
a nd opt ic al p rop e rtie s we re i nve st ig a te d b y usi ng X- ra y di ff rac ti on ( XR D) a nd UV- Vis d iff use d
re f le c t a nc e s pe c t ro sc o py ( DRS ). T he p hot oc at al ytic ac ti vit y of NiT i O 3 / Z nO he te roj unc t i o n c o mp osi te s
wa s c a rri e d o ut o n t he de g ra d at i o n o f re ac t ive dye s uc h a s re ac ti ve b l ue 4 ( RB 4 ) und e r UV - Vi si ble
l ig ht i r ra di ati on. 9 wt % NiT i O 3 / Z nO he te ro j unc t io n c o m po site s de mo ns t ra te hig he r p ho toc at al yt ic
ac ti vi ty t han t hat of ot he r he te roj unc t io n c o mp osi te s a nd pa re nt pho t oc at al yst li ke Z nO and Ni TiO 3
at p H 5 . T he a ddi ti o n of s ubs ta nt i al am ou nt of e le c t ro n ac c e pt o rs s uc h as H2 O 2 and ( N H4 ) 2 S 2 O 8
i nc re ase s t he ra te of de g ra d at io n o f RB 4 o n 9 wt% Ni T i O 3 / ZnO he te ro j u nc ti on c o mp os ite . F urt he r,
t he el e c t ro n ac c e pt o rs ( oxi da nts) use d f o r de g rad at io n of t he ot he r f o ur di ffe re nt st r uc t ure d re ac ti ve
dye s i n t he pre se nc e NiT iO 3 / ZnO he te roj unc ti o n c o mpo si te s. T he e x te nt of mi ne ral i za ti o n on t he se
o rg a nic re act i ve dye s d u ri ng pho toc at al y tic de g ra d a ti o n was e s ti m at e d f ro m CO D ana l ysis.
 N iT iO 3 / Z nO he te roj unc t i o n p ho toc at al ys t was al so fo und t o ha ve go o d p ho t ost a bil it y i n t he pre se nc e
of e le c t ro n acc e pt o rs.
K e y wo rds : NiT iO 3 / ZnO, ox i da nts, pho toc at al yt ic e ffi c ie nc y, UV- Visi bl e l ig ht.

J. Indian Chem. Soc.,

Vol. 92, May 2015, pp. 713-716

Optical properties of L-alanine passivated CdS nanoparticles

S. S. Talwatkar a , A. L. Sunatkari b , A. B. Gambh ire c , A. B. Nai kd , G. B. Hard e e and G. G.
Muley* f
a Depart ment of Physi cs, Acharya Marathe College, Chembur, Mu mbai -400 071, India
b Depart ment of Physi cs, Siddhart h College of ASC, Fort, Mumbai-400 023, India
c Depart ment of Chemistry, Anand College, Pathardi, Ahamednagar-414 102, Maharasht ra
d Depart ment
of Chemi cal Technology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati Uni versit y, Amravati -444
602, Maharashtra, India
e Depart mentof Physics, Shri R. R. Lahoti Sci ence Col lege, Morshi, Amravati -444 905,
Maharashtra, India
f Depart ment of Physi cs, Sant Gad ge Baba Amravati Uni versit y, Amravati -444 602,
Maharashtra, India, E-mail : gajanan ggm@yah oo.co.in

A bst ra ct : C dS nano p art i c le s passi v ate d wi t h a mi no ac i d L - al a ni ne ha vi ng s p he ri ca l hie ra rc hic al

m o rp ho l ogy we re s y nt he si ze d b y l o w te mpe rat ure we t c he mic al me t ho d. T he s ynt he s i ze d
na no pa rt ic l e s we re c ha rac t e ri ze d by U V- Vi si ble s pe c t ro sc opy to kno w t he v a ri at io n of b a nd ga ps wi t h
c o nc e nt rat i o n of s urf ac e m od if yi ng ag e nts. I nde e d, b l ue s hift i n ba nd g ap i s o bse rv e d a nd i t i nc re ase s
wi t h i nc re asi ng c o nc e nt ra ti o n of s u rf ac e mod if yi ng ag e nts. Powd e r XRD, S E M a nd T EM ana l ysis we re
c a r rie d o ut fo r t he c o nfi r ma t io n of f or m at i o n o f na no pa rti c l e s. Po wde r XR D st udy wa s d one t o
c o nfi r m t he c ry st al s t r uc t u re a nd De bye -Sc he r re r fo r m ul a was use d to f i nd o ut t he ave ra g e pa rti c le
s i ze f ro m t he b roa de ni ng of X RD pe a ks. T he ave ra g e part i c le si ze is f o und t o le ss t ha n 5 nm. F T-I R
s pe c t ro sc o py was pe rf o r me d t o kno w t he f unc ti o nal g ro ups of t he g row n na nop a rtic le s. Fro m t he
ob se rve d pe a ks, it was co nf i rm e d t ha t t he Cd S na no pa rtic l e s we re c appe d by L - a la ni ne.
P hot ol um i ne sc e nc e st ud y wa s pe rf o rme d o n t he g row n Cd S nano p art ic le s.
K e y wo rds : Ami no ac i d, Cd S na no pa rti c l e s, po wd e r XR D, phot o l umi ne sc e nce , part ic le si ze.

J. Indian Chem. Soc.,

Vol. 92, May 2015, pp. 717-720

Photocatalytic study of cubic and mixed phase of nano cadmium sulphide

Sk Ershadul Haq ue and A. Sheel a*
Materials Chemi stry Di visi on, Centre for Nan omat erials, School of Advanced Sci ences, VIT
Uni versit y, Vellore-632 014, Tamilnadu, India, E-mail : asheel a@vit .ac.in

A bst ra ct : C ad mi um s ul phi de i n na no f o r m is pre p a red b y sol i d st ate me t ho d us i ng c a d mi u m c hl o ri de

a nd s odi um s ulp hi de a t t wo diffe re nt g ri ndi ng pe ri o ds, say , 1/ 2 h a nd 3 h de si g na te d as ( CdS- a) an d
( Cd S- b) re s pec t i ve l y. T he a s-p re pa re d p ro duc ts are c ha rac te ri ze d by p o wd e r X - ra y diff ra c t io n
( XRD ), UV- Vis s pe c t ro sc o py ( UV- Vis) , Sc a nni ng e l ec t r o n m ic rosc o pe (SE M) a nd T ra ns mi ssi o n
e l e c t ron m i c rosc o p y (T EM ). Cd S- a, e x ist i n c ubi c f o r m a nd wit h i nc re as i ng g ri ndi ng pe ri od, t he re i s a
p hase t ra nsf o r ma ti o n f ro m c ubi c p ha se ( C dS -a ) t o mix e d (c ubic + he x ago na l) p hase ( Cd S- b). T he
c o mp o und s are s ubje c te d t o p ho toc at al yt ic dec ol o ri za ti on st udy wi t h me t hy l o ra ng e (M O) an d
r ho d am i ne B ( RB) und e r UV a nd s un lig ht. B ase d o n t he s t udy, i t has be e n ob se rve d t ha t unde r b ot h
U V and s unl ig ht, mi x e d p hase CdS -b s hows g re a te r p hot oc at al yt ic ef fic ie nc y agai nst M O t ha n RB .
K e y wo rds : Na no Cd S, p hase t ransf o r ma ti o n, pho t oc at al yst , me t hy l ora ng e .

J. Indian Chem. Soc.,

Vol. 92, May 2015, pp. 721-723