Corrigendum to “Very rapid synthesis of highly efficient and biocompatible Ag2Se QD phytocatalysts using ultrasonic irradiation for aqueous/sustainable reduction of toxic nitroarenes to anilines with excellent yield/selectivity at room temperature” [Ultrason. Sonochem. 87 (2022) 106037]

Bioengineered synthesis of phytochemical-adorned green silver oxide (Ag2O) nanoparticles via Mentha pulegium and Ficus carica extracts with high antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activities

“…It may be due to the extremely small size or high available surface area of the Ag 2 O NPs, which enhances contact and friction and facilitates the penetration of Ag 2 O QDs into the cell through the pores of plasma membrane proteins and causes cell death. Additionally, both the synergistic effect and the extract coating, which increase friction between the microorganisms and phytochemicals in plant extracts, increase the antibacterial activity of plant-synthesized QDs 22 , 61 .…”

“…Chemical and green ultrasound-assisted synthesis (UAS) of Ag 2 O QDs. The UAS/phyto-synthesized Ag 2 O quantum dots (Ag 2 O QDs) were prepared by bio-reducing AgNO 3 under ultrasonic irradiation (WUC-D, Korea) in the presence of aqueous M. pulegium and F. carica extracts 22 . To do this, 12.5 mL of aqueous extract was mixed with 25 mL of 26 × 10 -4 mol L −1 AgNO 3 solution, and the mixture was immersed in the ultrasonic bath (40 kHz, r.t) until no further color change was observed in the solution.…”

Room temperature chemical transformation of SnSe to Ag2Se nanocrystals via cation exchange

“…The relative stability of Ag 2 Se over SnSe can also be assessed by comparing their solubility product constant (K SP ) in methanol/water. For instance, the K SP of Ag 2 Se in water ranges from 2 Â 10 À64 to 3 Â 10 À54 , which is much lower than that of SnSe (5 Â 10 À34 ) 13,37,38 indicating that Ag 2 Se is more stable in water than SnSe. Following a similar trend, one can anticipate that Ag 2 Se would also possess a relatively lower K SP than SnSe in polar solvents like methanol, indicating that Ag 2 Se is more thermodynamically stable than SnSe in the cation exchange environment, which is consistent with the observed relatively easy chemical transformation of SnSe to Ag 2 Se through exchange of Sn 2+ by Ag + at 300 K.…”