Noble metals-TiO2 nanocomposites: from fundamental mechanisms to photocatalysis, surface enhanced Raman scattering and antibacterial applications

J Prakash, S Sun, HC Swart, RK Gupta - Applied Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Plasmonic photocatalyst nanomaterials are rapidly emerging as novel materials for a
number of advanced engineering applications. In the present review article, we aim to …

A critical review of metal-doped TiO2 and its structure–physical properties–photocatalytic activity relationship in hydrogen production

NS Ibrahim, WL Leaw, D Mohamad, SH Alias… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production is an effective way to replace the primary energy to provide renewable
sources as well as preserve the environment. Significant efforts have been developed to …

ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite for visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of industrial textile effluents

R Saravanan, MM Khan, VK Gupta, E Mosquera… - Journal of colloid and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract A ternary ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite was synthesized using thermal
decomposition method. The resulting nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction …

Band gap engineered TiO 2 nanoparticles for visible light induced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic studies

MM Khan, SA Ansari, D Pradhan, MO Ansari… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light-active TiO2 (m-TiO2) nanoparticles were obtained by an electron beam
treatment of commercial TiO2 (p-TiO2) nanoparticles. The m-TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited a …

Basic principles, mechanism, and challenges of photocatalysis

R Saravanan, F Gracia, A Stephen - Nanocomposites for visible light …, 2017 - Springer
Photocatalyst is a gifted method which can be used for various purposes like degradation of
various organic pollutants in wastewater, production of hydrogen, purification of air, and …

Photocatalytic degradation of chlorpyrifos using Ag nanoparticles-doped g-C3N5 decorated with dendritic CdS

H Teymourinia, HA Alshamsi, A Al-Nayili, M Gholami - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, gC 3 N 5/CdS dendrite/AgNPs nanocomposite was synthesized using a mixed
method consisting of hydrothermal, ultrasonic and chemistry reduction with sodium …

ZnO/Ag/Mn 2 O 3 nanocomposite for visible light-induced industrial textile effluent degradation, uric acid and ascorbic acid sensing and antimicrobial activity

R Saravanan, MM Khan, VK Gupta, E Mosquera… - RSC …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A facile and inexpensive route has been developed to synthesize a ternary ZnO/Ag/Mn2O3
nanocomposite having nanorod structures based on the thermal decomposition method …

Oxygen vacancy induced band gap narrowing of ZnO nanostructures by an electrochemically active biofilm

SA Ansari, MM Khan, S Kalathil, A Nisar, J Lee… - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Band gap narrowing is important and advantageous for potential visible light photocatalytic
applications involving metal oxide nanostructures. This paper reports a simple biogenic …

Biogenic synthesis, photocatalytic, and photoelectrochemical performance of Ag–ZnO nanocomposite

SA Ansari, MM Khan, MO Ansari, J Lee… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The development of coupled photoactive materials (metal/semiconductor) has resulted in
significant advancements in heterogeneous visible light photocatalysis. This work reports …

Defect-Induced Band Gap Narrowed CeO2 Nanostructures for Visible Light Activities

MM Khan, SA Ansari, D Pradhan, DH Han… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This work reports an electron beam irradiation (30 kGy and 90 kGy) approach to narrow the
band gap of the pristine CeO2 nanostructure (p-CeO2) to enhance their visible light activity …