Improvement of Cochineal Extract (Dactylopius coccus Costa) Properties Based on the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Application in Organic Devices

Table 3

Crystal structure analysis of AgNPs synthesized from 0.1 and 0.4 ml of the cochineal extract dried at 40 and 100°C.

Name	Crystal system	<hkl>	Color	%
				0.1 ml	0.4 ml	0.4 ml
				Dried at 40°C		Dried at 100°C
Chlorargyrite	Cubic	<002>	Green	2.1	3.2
Silver oxide	Cubic	<111>; <002>	Red	0.3	3.7
Sodium sulfide	Cubic	<022>	Orange	14.6	12.2
Sulfur helical	Hexagonal	<110>	Black	15.2	26.1
Ice	Tetragonal	<021>	Blue	36.3	21.4
Halite	Cubic	<002>	Wine	11.0	10.8
Aluminium trihydroxide	Monoclinic	<200>	Violet	2.2	2.1
Potassium	Cubic	<001>	Plum	2.1	2.5
Silver	Cubic	<111>; <002>; <022>; <113>	Black	—	—	42.3

Values are obtained by Rietveld analysis.