Synthesis and Characterization of Molybdenum Oxide Nanoparticles by Green Method Useful in Antifungal Applications Against Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides

Abstract

In the present study, the synthesis of molybdenum oxide nanoparticles is done by the reduction of Ammonium molybdate with the extract from the leaves of Citrus sinensis. The optical studies like Fourier Transform Infrared studies and UV-vis-NIR gives insight on the details of presence of functional groups and absorption of light. The X ray diffraction studies reveal its crystallinity and its particle size have been calculated. The zeta potential, which is used to characterize the metal nanoparticles, has been studied. The antifungal property of the nanoparticles has been studied and a plot for disease index has been discussed. This natural method of synthesizing the molybdenum oxide nanoparticles can find numerous applications in biophysics.