Green Synthesis and Applications of ZnO and TiO2 Nanostructures

RA Gonçalves, RP Toledo, N Joshi, OM Berengue - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last two decades, oxide nanostructures have been continuously evaluated and
used in many technological applications. The advancement of the controlled synthesis …

Metal oxides and noble metals application in organic solar cells

PJ Maake, AS Bolokang, CJ Arendse, V Vohra… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The integration of noble metals nanostructures can be an effective method to improve the
performance of organic solar cells by scattering the incident light that reaches the active …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using a cheap Sphaeranthus indicus extract: impact on plant cells and the aquatic crustacean Artemia nauplii

C Balalakshmi, K Gopinath, M Govindarajan… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The impact of green-fabricated gold nanoparticles on plant cells and non-target aquatic
species is scarcely studied. In this research, we reported an environment friendly technique …

[HTML][HTML] Guazuma ulmifolia bark-synthesized Ag, Au and Ag/Au alloy nanoparticles: Photocatalytic potential, DNA/protein interactions, anticancer activity and toxicity …

V Karthika, A Arumugam, K Gopinath… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, we focused on a quick and green method to fabricate Ag, Au and Ag/Au
alloy nanoparticles (NPs) using the bark extract of Guazuma ulmifolia L. Green synthesized …

Enhancement of visible-light photoactivity by polypropylene coated plasmonic Au/TiO2 for dye degradation in water solution

CA D'amato, R Giovannetti, M Zannotti… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new approach to obtain a heterogeneous photocatalytic material with gold nanoparticles
and TiO 2 semiconductor was performed exploiting the reducing ability of acetylacetone, a …

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Ag decorated TiO2 nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cell application

YX Dong, XL Wang, EM Jin, SM Jeong, B Jin, SH Lee - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, many efforts have been made to develop efficient visible light-
activated photovoltaic materials. In this study, the Ag-TiO 2 nanoparticles were synthesized …

Visible light driven photocatalytic degradation of fluoroquinolone levofloxacin drug using Ag 2 O/TiO 2 quantum dots: a mechanistic study and degradation pathway

A Kaur, DB Salunke, A Umar, SK Mehta… - New Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report the facile synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic degradation
application of Ag2O/TiO2 quantum dots (QDs). The QDs were synthesized via a pH …

Single Step Fabrication of Chitosan Nanocrystals Using Penaeus semisulcatus: Potential as New Insecticides, Antimicrobials and Plant Growth Promoters

V Thamilarasan, V Sethuraman, K Gopinath… - Journal of Cluster …, 2018 - Springer
In this study, chitosan nanoparticles (CH-NPs) were synthesized using Penaeus
semisulcatus shrimp shells and characterized using UV–Vis and FT-IR spectroscopy, as well …

Concentrated solar photocatalysis for hydrogen generation from water by titania-containing gold nanoparticles

X Xing, S Tang, H Hong, H Jin - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is an effective way to utilize solar energy to produce hydrogen from water.
Au/TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) have a better performance in photocatalytic hydrogen …

Synthesis of Fe- or Ag-doped TiO2–MWCNT nanocomposite thin films and their visible-light-induced catalysis of dye degradation and antibacterial activity

MA Hossain, M Elias, DR Sarker, ZR Diba… - Research on Chemical …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Thin films of TiO 2, TiO 2-multiwalled carbon nanotubes (TiO 2–MWCNT), Fe-doped
TiO 2–MWCNT (Fe–TiO 2–MWCNT), and Ag-doped TiO 2–MWCNT (Ag–TiO 2–MWCNT) …