@article {42855,
	title = {Green leaf to inorganic leaf: a case study of ZnO},
	journal = {Journal of Nanoscienceand Nanotechnology},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2016},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {9203-9208},
	abstract = {<p>Can we use green leaves, available freely in our gardens, as a template for making inorganic leaf, while retaining the nanospace available within the leaf architecture. The answer is {\textquoteright}yes{\textquoteright}, and it is demonstrated with inorganic leaf made up of ZnO, by intercalating Zn2+ ions into the porous channels of the champa (Plumeria, Magnolia champaca) tree leaves. TEM studies reveal a variety of macro-micro-nanospace available in the inorganic leaf ZnO (IL-ZnO), and suggest the possibility of exploiting the same to produce natural nano-architecture for various applications. A speciality of the present work is the maximum suppression of defects in photoluminescence of IL-ZnO leaf, compared to the commercial ZnO, which is exploited for light harvesting through chemical conversion. Benzene to phenol conversion was studied in UV light and IL-ZnO show significant conversion and yield demonstrating C-H activation at ambient temperature.</p>},
	doi = {10.1166/jnn.2016.12912},
	author = {Sathu, Naveen K. and Devaraji, Perumal and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S.}
}
