Optical biosensors based on ZnO nanostructures: advantages and perspectives. A review

A Tereshchenko, M Bechelany, R Viter… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2016 - Elsevier
This review article highlights the application of beneficial physico-chemical properties of
ZnO nanostructures for the detection of wide range of biological compounds. As the medical …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in polydopamine-based photocatalytic nanocomposites for energy production: Physico-chemical properties and perspectives

D Aguilar-Ferrer, J Szewczyk, E Coy - Catalysis Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Light-driven photocatalysis might address many global energy concerns due to its
implications for hydrogen production and the imperative need to reduce fossil fuel …

Novel transparent and self‐powered UV photodetector based on crossed ZnO nanofiber array homojunction

Y Ning, Z Zhang, F Teng, X Fang - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A novel self‐powered UV photodetector based on electrospun ZnO nanofiber arrays is
introduced. Aligned pure ZnO nanofibers and Ag‐doped p‐type ZnO nanofibers are …

ZnO–Au–SnO 2 Z-scheme photoanodes for remarkable photoelectrochemical water splitting

JM Li, HY Cheng, YH Chiu, YJ Hsu - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
For the first time a ZnO nanorod-based Z-scheme heterostructure system was proposed and
realized for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. The samples were prepared by …

ZnO Film UV Photodetector with Enhanced Performance: Heterojunction with CdMoO4 Microplates and the Hot Electron Injection Effect of Au Nanoparticles

W Ouyang, F Teng, M Jiang, X Fang - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A novel CdMoO4–ZnO composite film is prepared by spin‐coating CdMoO4 microplates on
ZnO film and is constructed as a heterojunction photodetector (PD). With an optimized …

Enhancement of visible-light photoactivity by polypropylene coated plasmonic Au/TiO2 for dye degradation in water solution

CA D'amato, R Giovannetti, M Zannotti… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new approach to obtain a heterogeneous photocatalytic material with gold nanoparticles
and TiO 2 semiconductor was performed exploiting the reducing ability of acetylacetone, a …

Au-covered hollow urchin-like ZnO nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensing

O Graniel, I Iatsunskyi, E Coy, C Humbert… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Au-covered hollow urchin-like ZnO nanostructures were prepared with controlled size by
combining nanosphere lithography (NSL), atomic layer deposition (ALD), electrodeposition …

ZnO films formed by atomic layer deposition as an optical biosensor platform for the detection of Grapevine virus A-type proteins

A Tereshchenko, V Fedorenko, V Smyntyna… - Biosensors and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Novel sensitive optical biosensor for determination of Grapevine virus A-type (GVA) proteins
(GVA-antigens) has been designed. This biosensor was based on thin films of Zinc Oxide …

Combined Au/Ag nanoparticle creation in ZnO nanopillars by ion implantation for optical response modulation and photocatalysis

A Macková, A Jagerová, O Lalik, R Mikšová… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
ZnO nanopillars were implanted with Au-400 keV and Ag-252 keV ions with ion fluences
from 1× 10 15 cm− 2 to 1× 10 16 cm− 2. We compared ZnO nanopillars solely implanted with …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc oxide nanostructures for fluorescence and Raman signal enhancement: a review

I Marica, F Nekvapil, M Ștefan… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2022 - beilstein-journals.org
Since the initial discovery of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-
enhanced fluorescence (SEF), these techniques have shown huge potential for applications …