ZnO based heterojunctions and their application in environmental photocatalysis

X Gu, C Li, S Yuan, M Ma, Y Qiang, J Zhu - Nanotechnology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
As an alternative to TiO 2 photocatalysts, ZnO exhibits a large potential for photocatalytic
(PC) applications in environmental treatments, such as degradation of wastewater …

Toward designing semiconductor-semiconductor heterojunctions for photocatalytic applications

L Zhang, M Jaroniec - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysts show a great potential for environmental and energy-related
applications, however one of the major disadvantages is their relatively low photocatalytic …

Hierarchical ZnO-TiO2 nanoheterojunction: A strategy driven approach to boost the photocatalytic performance through the synergy of improved surface area and …

A Das, PM Kumar, M Bhagavathiachari, RG Nair - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Current research emphasizes on the development of metal oxide-based nanostructured
heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic applications. As of now, commercially available …

Semiconductive Amine-Functionalized Co(II)-MOF for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution and CO2 Reduction

WM Liao, JH Zhang, Z Wang, YL Lu, SY Yin… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A Co-MOF,[Co3 (HL) 2· 4DMF· 4H2O] was simply synthesized through a one-pot
solvothermal method. With the semiconductor nature, its band gap was determined to be …

Metallurgical wastes employed as catalysts and photocatalysts for water treatment: A review

CV Montoya-Bautista, E Avella, RM Ramírez-Zamora… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metallurgical slags are a mass-produced industrial solid waste, often destined to landfills;
the volumes disposed represent an environmental burden. Over the last three decades …

A Heterojunction Design of Single Layer Hole Tunneling ZnO Passivation Wrapping around TiO2Nanowires for Superior Photocatalytic Performance

A Ghobadi, TG Ulusoy, R Garifullin, MO Guler… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Nanostructured hybrid heterojunctions have been studied widely for photocatalytic
applications due to their superior optical and structural properties. In this work, the impact of …

Straddle-type heterostructure films endow titanium implant with NIR photocatalysis property for rapid sterilization

S Guan, Z Hou, J Tan, X Zhang, J Liu, H Du… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered photocatalysis antibacterial therapy has attracted
significant attention. Herein, we designed a straddle-type heterostructure film of ZnS/Ag 2 S …

Enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen production of the ZnO–TiO2 heterojunction by supporting nanoscale Au islands

D Ramírez-Ortega, D Guerrero-Araque… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, Au was loaded on the ZnO–TiO 2 heterojunction by the deposition-precipitation
with urea method to boost its photocatalytic hydrogen production. The synthesized materials …

Photocatalytic activity and photoelectrochemical properties of Ag/ZnO core/shell nanorods under low-intensity white light irradiation

MJ Kadhim, MA Mahdi, JJ Hassan… - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod thin films were prepared by CBD onto glass and FTO/glass
substrates. Silver (Ag) nanoparticles were synthesized on the surface of the prepared ZnO …

Phase transformations, vacancy formation and variations of optical and photocatalytic properties in TiO2-ZnO composites by high-pressure torsion

J Hidalgo-Jimenez, Q Wang, K Edalati… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
TiO 2 and ZnO, two semiconductors with promising optical properties, are considered as
potential candidates for solar and photocatalytic applications. Although chemical methods …