Interactions between metal oxides and biomolecules: from fundamental understanding to applications

MJ Limo, A Sola-Rabada, E Boix, V Thota… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

Polarity in ZnO nanowires: A critical issue for piezotronic and piezoelectric devices

V Consonni, AM Lord - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The polar and piezoelectric nature of the wurtzite structure of ZnO nanowires with a high
aspect ratio at nanoscale dimensions is of high interest for piezotronic and piezoelectric …

NO2 sensing properties of one-pot-synthesized ZnO nanowires with Pd functionalization

X Chen, Y Shen, P Zhou, S Zhao, X Zhong, T Li… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of NO 2 sensor based on metal oxide semiconductor is limited due to high
operating temperature and poor selectivity. In this work, a low-temperature and high …

Fast and simple preparation of iron‐based thin films as highly efficient water‐oxidation catalysts in neutral aqueous solution

Y Wu, M Chen, Y Han, H Luo, X Su… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Water oxidation is the key step in natural and artificial photosynthesis for solar‐energy
conversion. As this process is thermodynamically unfavorable and is challenging from a …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by porous graphene/ZnO nanocomposite

L Wang, Z Li, J Chen, Y Huang, H Zhang, H Qiu - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Degrading aquatic organic pollutants efficiently is very important but strongly relied on the
design of photocatalysts. Porous graphene could increase photocatalytic performance of …

Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine-B dye by stable ZnO nanostructures with different calcination temperature induced defects

P Nandi, D Das - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
For developing ZnO as an efficient photocatalyst it needs to embrace a suitable architecture
to promote simultaneous maximum photon absorption and minimum charge carrier …

Photocatalytic degradation of cefixime using visible light-driven Z-scheme ZnO nanorod/Zn2TiO4/GO heterostructure

ES Behineh, ARS Nazar, M Farhadian… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorod along with a Zn 2 TiO 4/GO heterostructure with enhanced charge transfer
capability was synthesized by a facile sol-gel method. FT-IR, XRD, XPS, TEM, SEM, EDX …

Effects of hexamethylenetetramine on the nucleation and radial growth of ZnO nanowires by chemical bath deposition

R Parize, J Garnier, O Chaix-Pluchery… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The growth of ZnO nanowires by chemical bath deposition (CBD) is of great potential for
their integration into nanoscale devices. However, the effects of the chemical precursors in …

Room-temperature NO2 sensing properties and mechanism of CuO nanorods with Au functionalization

X Chen, S Zhao, P Zhou, B Cui, W Liu, D Wei… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a room-temperature NO 2 gas sensor based on Au-functionalized CuO
nanorods (Au-CNRs) via a facile one-pot hydrothermal route was fabricated. The material …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructures and investigation of their photocatalytic and bactericidal applications

MH Kahsay, A Tadesse, D RamaDevi, N Belachew… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a facile one-pot green synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures using
aqueous leaf extract of Dolichos Lablab L. as the reducing and capping agent. The optical …