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 …

Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Mesocrystals: Synthesis, Growth Mechanisms and Photocatalytic Properties

B Zhang, S Cao, M Du, X Ye, Y Wang, J Ye - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hierarchical TiO2 superstructures with desired architectures and intriguing physico-chemical
properties are considered to be one of the most promising candidates for solving the serious …

Interaction mechanism between different facet TiO2 and U (VI): experimental and density-functional theory investigation

K Chen, C Chen, X Ren, A Alsaedi, T Hayat - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
TiO 2 with different exposed facets often shows different adsorption and photoreduction
performances in environmental pollutant treatment, but the latent mechanisms are not fully …

Dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 nanoparticles/nanobelts double-layered film with improved photovoltaic performance

J Fan, Z Li, W Zhou, Y Miao, Y Zhang, J Hu… - Applied Surface …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using double layers of nano-structured
TiO 2 films as photoanodes. Different anode architectures of double-layered TiO 2 films were …

Three-dimensional activated porous carbon with meso/macropore structures derived from fallen pine cone flowers: A low-cost counter electrode material in dye …

G Nagaraju, JH Lim, SM Cha, JS Yu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Honeycomb-like activated porous carbon (HPC) powder with meso/macropore structures
was successfully prepared via chemical activation and pyrolysis processes under inert gas …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of Au and the impact of Au on the efficiency of TiO2 based dye sensitized solar cell

T Solaiyammal, P Murugakoothan - Materials Science for Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were prepared through green synthesis route with the aqueous
extract from the leaves of Phyllanthus embilica (commonly known as emblic or amla or …

Metal oxide mesocrystals and mesoporous single crystals: synthesis, properties and applications in solar energy conversion

T Wu, G Deng, C Zhen - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal oxide mesocrystals (MCs) and mesoporous single crystals (MSCs) exhibit superior
carrier transport ability, high specific surface area, shortened photo-carrier diffusion lengths …

Enhanced dye loading-light harvesting TiO2 photoanode with screen printed nanorod-nanoparticles assembly for highly efficient solar cell

M Jalali, RS Moakhar, A Kushwaha, GKL Goh… - Electrochimica …, 2015 - Elsevier
Morphology tailored TiO 2 nano assemblies consisting of nanorods with and without
nanoparticle attachments were hydrothermally synthesized and their characteristics and …

Microsphere assembly of TiO 2 mesoporous nanosheets with highly exposed (101) facets and application in a light-trapping quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

X Tao, P Ruan, X Zhang, H Sun, X Zhou - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The morphology of nano-titania has a significant effect on the photoelectric properties of dye-
sensitized solar cells. In this study, microsphere assembly of a TiO2 mesoporous nanosheet …

Spectrum selectivity and responsivity of ZnO nanoparticles coated Ag/ZnO QDs/Ag UV photodetectors

Y Kumar, H Kumar, G Rawat, C Kumar… - IEEE Photonics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photoresponsivity and spectrum selectivity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs)-coated colloidal
quantum dots (CQDs)-based Ag/ZnO QDs/Ag interdigitated metal-semiconductor-metal …