Jesus Angel Arenas-Alatorre

Dr. Jesus Angel Arenas-Alatorre


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 March 2025 in Crystals
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MMMarco P. Munguia Martín
Marco P. Munguia Martín
JPJosué Esaú Muñoz Perez
Josué Esaú Muñoz Perez
JAJesus Angel Arenas-Alatorre
Jesus Angel Arenas-Alatorre
LVLesly S. Villaseñor-Cerón
Lesly S. Villaseñor-Cerón
DADemetrio Mendoza Anaya
Demetrio Mendoza Anaya
VLVentura Rodríguez Lugo
Ventura Rodríguez Lugo
In this work, an analysis was made of the microstructural effects derived from the incorporation of silver (Ag) at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 8% wt) to obtain ZnO-Ag nanocomposites. The results show an increase in the particle size of Ag in relation to the increase in the weight percentage of the precursor. ZnO-Ag is obtained through an infusion of Origanum vulgare as a reducing agent for Ag in the first stage. Subsequently, the solid-state method was used, resulting in the formation of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and the ZnO-Ag nanoparticles (NPs). The physicochemical characterization was carried out using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). The XRD results confirm the presence of Ag and ZnO. Ag shows a preferred orientation of [111] with a crystallite size ranging from 28.46 to 44.92 nm, which increases with the percentage of Ag in the system over ZnO. The wurtzite ZnO presents a preferential orientation of [101] with an increasing crystallite size from 24.9 to 29.84 nm. In the FTIR analysis, a stretching band at 682 cm−1, characteristic of the Zn-O bond, as well as a strain vibration band at 457 cm−1 of ZnO, were observed. The nanoparticle size is attributed to the phytochemical composition of Origanum vulgare, which includes secondary metabolites such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and flavonoid-based reducing compounds. These compounds help reduce the agglomeration of the particles.