State-of-the-art developments in carbon quantum dots (CQDs): Photo-catalysis, bio-imaging, and bio-sensing applications

ME Khan, A Mohammad, T Yoon - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), the intensifying nanostructured form of carbon material, have
exhibited incredible impetus in several research fields such as bio-imaging, bio-sensing …

A CeO2 Semiconductor as a Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Material for the Remediation of Pollutants in Industrial Wastewater: A Review

E Kusmierek - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The direct discharge of industrial wastewater into the environment results in serious
contamination. Photocatalytic treatment with the application of sunlight and its enhancement …

Exclusive detection of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons using bilayer oxide chemiresistors with catalytic overlayers

SY Jeong, YK Moon, J Wang, JH Lee - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
The accurate detection and identification of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, which are highly
toxic pollutants, are essential for assessing indoor and outdoor air qualities and protecting …

CeO2 and CeO2-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities

SN Matussin, MH Harunsani, MM Khan - Journal of Rare Earths, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cerium oxide (CeO 2), one of the most significant rare-earth oxides, has attracted
considerable interest over the past decades. This is primarily due to the ease in Ce 3+/Ce 4+ …

La-Doped CeO2 Quantum Dots: Novel Dye Degrader, Antibacterial Activity, and In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis

A Shahzadi, S Moeen, AD Khan, A Haider, J Haider… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current work demonstrates a novel synthesis of different concentrations of La-doped (2,
4, and 6 wt%) CeO2 quantum dots (QDs) using a hydrothermal approach. This research …

Hierarchically structured ternary heterojunctions based on Ce3+/Ce4+ modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles anchored onto graphene oxide sheets as magnetic visible-light …

R Hassandoost, SR Pouran, A Khataee, Y Orooji… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main prerequisite of an active visible-light-driven photocatalyst is to effectively utilize the
visible light to induce electron-hole (e−/h+) pairs of expanded lifetime. To this end, for the …

Insights into the Mechanism of Methanol Steam Reforming Tandem Reaction over CeO2 Supported Single-Site Catalysts

L Chen, Z Qi, X Peng, JL Chen, CW Pao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We demonstrated how the special synergy between a noble metal single site and
neighboring oxygen vacancies provides an “ensemble reaction pool” for high hydrogen …

Controlled assemble of hollow heterostructured g-C3N4@ CeO2 with rich oxygen vacancies for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

M Liang, T Borjigin, Y Zhang, B Liu, H Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hollow heterostructured gC 3 N 4@ CeO 2 photocatalysts with rich oxygen
vacancies are controllable designed by a facile strategy. The synergetic effect and oxygen …

Excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of tetracycline antibiotic and electrochemical sensing of hydrazine by SnO2–CdS nanostructures

ME Khan, A Mohammad, W Ali, AU Khan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigated a tin oxide/cadmium sulfide (SnO 2–CdS) nanostructure for
enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of CdS nanoparticles. Herein, the desired …

Biomass-derived carbon quantum dots for visible-light-induced photocatalysis and label-free detection of Fe (III) and ascorbic acid

GS Das, JP Shim, A Bhatnagar, KM Tripathi, TY Kim - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Visible-light-driven photocatalysts prepared using renewable resources are crucial but
challenging to develop for the efficient degradation of organic pollutants, which is required to …