A review of microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanomaterials: Reactants, process parameters and morphologies

J Wojnarowicz, T Chudoba, W Lojkowski - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Advances in ZnO: Manipulation of defects for enhancing their technological potentials

I Ayoub, V Kumar, R Abolhassani, R Sehgal… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
This review attempts to compile the physics and chemistry of defects in zinc oxide (ZnO), at
both, the fundamental and application levels. The defects, either inherent ones or introduced …

Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures–from fundamentals to advanced applications

KJ Wu, CM Edmund, C Shang, Z Guo - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Nucleation and growth are two important and entwined processes in materials synthesis and
engineering. While understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of the processes remain …

Defect-induced visible-light-driven photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance of ZnO–CeO2 nanoheterojunctions

A Das, M Patra, M Bhagavathiachari, RG Nair - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction of heterojunctions based on metal oxide semiconductors is an emerging
approach for enhancing the charge-carrier dynamics of photocatalysts. The current study …

Highly amorphous cobalt phosphate synthesized via microwave route as a superior positive electrode material for asymmetric supercapatteries

NM Saidi, A Khairudin, MN Mustafa, FS Omar… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Supercapattery has emerged as a promising energy storage solution, combining the
attributes of batteries and supercapacitors to deliver a system with outstanding power and …

Dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles loaded with curcumin for antimicrobial therapies

C Chircov, RE Ștefan, G Dolete, A Andrei, AM Holban… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current trend in antimicrobial-agent development focuses on the use of natural
compounds that limit the toxicity of conventional drugs and provide a potential solution to the …

Effect of microwave power on bactericidal and UV protection properties of the ZnO nanorods grown cotton fabrics

MZ Khan, H Taghavian, M Fijalkowski, J Militky… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present work, vertically oriented ZnO nanorods (NRs) were grown at various
microwave radiations (300 W, 360 W, 450 W, 540 W) through a fast and low cost microwave …

Solvent assisted evolution and growth mechanism of zero to three dimensional ZnO nanostructures for dye sensitized solar cell applications

M Ramya, TK Nideep, VPN Nampoori, M Kailasnath - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We report the structural engineering of ZnO nanostructures by a consistent solution method
using distinct solvents such as ethylene glycol, 1-butanol, acetic acid and water. The growth …

Nanopriming Action of Microwave-Assisted Biofunctionalized ZnO Nanoparticles to Enhance the Growth under Moisture Stress in Vigna radiata

R Kalimuthu, K Meenachi Sellan, D Antony… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bare and stabilized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared by a microwave-
assisted method and used as a priming agent to improve the morphological, physiological …

Microneedle‐based generation of microbubbles in cancer tumors to improve ultrasound‐assisted drug delivery

A Zandi, MA Khayamian, M Saghafi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Production of local microbubbles (MBs) with dense distribution in tumor environment is
achieved by developing an integrated electrochemical stimulator on a microfabricated …