Abstract

Humaira Rani¹, Vijay Kumar Singh², Shafaque Asif¹ and Mohammad Israil Ansari³

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/340562

Metallic nanoparticles, one of the building blocks of nanotechnology, have a variety of applications because of their unique and interesting properties. In this study, we have done the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by “bottom-up” technique using an extract of Psoralea corylifolia (Babchi) and silver nitrate (AgNO3). The synthesis of AgNPs was monitored by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. Primary characterization by UV-Vis spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrograph depicted that the synthesized nanoparticles of spherical and cubical in shape with uniform size distribution.  In addition, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) further revealed that the nanoparticles were of the size ranging from 50-100 nm.

Nanoparticles; Psoralea Corylifolia; Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Silver Nitrate; X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

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