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

Table 4

Energy levels of cochineal pigment (pH 12.0) and AgNPs (0.1 and 0.4 ml of the cochineal extract).

Energy	Cochineal at pH 12	0.4 ml of the cochineal extract in 10 ml of AgNO3	0.1 ml of the cochineal extract in 10 ml of AgNO3
HOMO (eV)	−5.178 ± 0.001	−5.074 ± 0.002	−5.049 ± 0.004
LUMO (eV)	−3.055 ± 0.002	−2.905 ± 0.003	−2.380 ± 0.002