Emerging aspects of metal ions-doped zinc oxide photocatalysts in degradation of organic dyes and pharmaceutical pollutants–A review

AA Renita, S Sathish, PS Kumar, D Prabu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent periods, a broad assortment of continual organic contaminants has been released
into our natural water resources. Indeed, it is exceedingly poisonous and perilous to living …

Two is better than one: Catalytic, sensing and optical applications of doped zinc oxide nanostructures

V Vinitha, M Preeyanghaa, V Vinesh… - Emergent …, 2021 - Springer
Nanosized ZnO-based materials for catalytic and sensing applications are highly proficient
over bulk catalytic analogous due to higher surface and tunable physicochemical properties …

First-principles investigation of structural stability, electronic and optical properties of suboxide (Zr3O)

Y Pan - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2022 - Elsevier
Zirconium oxides (Zr-O) has been widely used in energy storage system, catalyst,
microelectronic, optoelectronics, and high-temperature ceramics etc. Unfortunately, the …

Modification of a Z-scheme ZnO-CuO nanocomposite by Ag loading as a highly efficient visible light photocatalyst

A Zare, A Saadati, S Sheibani - Materials Research Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper has conducted a comparative study between ZnO-CuO and ZnO-CuO-Ag
nanocomposites from a characterization and photodegradation mechanism point of view …

The influence of Ag and Cu on the electronic and optical properties of ZrO from first-principles calculations

Y Pan - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2021 - Elsevier
Although zirconium oxides (Zr–O) are representative functional materials, the wide band gap
of ZrO 2 limits its applications. Zirconium oxides with low concentration of oxygen maybe …

Designing and investigation of enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of 3d (Fe, Co, Ni, Mn and Cr) metal-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

MA Qamar, M Javed, S Shahid - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, transition metal (Fe, Cr, Ni, Co and Mn)-doped ZnO nanoparticles (TM-
ZN NPs) were synthesized via the chemical co-precipitation method. The effect of TM doping …

ZnO semiconductor nanoparticles and their application in photocatalytic degradation of various organic dyes

PA Luque-Morales, A Lopez-Peraza, OJ Nava-Olivas… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biosynthesis of oxide semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) using materials found in
nature opens a wide field of study focused on sustainability and environmental protection …

Synergetic effect of Sn doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via ultrasonication technique and its photocatalytic and antibacterial activity

S Selvinsimpson, P Gnanamozhi, V Pandiyan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current work reports the photocatalytic and antibacterial performance of tin (Sn) doped
zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles synthesized via ultrasonic aided co-precipitation technique …

Facile synthesis of Sm doped ZnO nanoflowers by Co-precipitation method for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of MB dye under sunlight irradiation

S Selvaraj, GA Vangari, MK Mohan, S Ponnusamy… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth (RE) metal doping into the metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) is considered an
effective way to boost photocatalytic performance for its capability to decelerate the electron …

Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles with potential synergistic activity with common antifungal agents against multidrug-resistant candidal strains

MT Yassin, AAF Mostafa, AA Al-Askar, FO Al-Otibi - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high incidence of fungal resistance to antifungal drugs represents a global concern,
contributing to high levels of morbidity and mortality, especially among …