Functional nanostructured materials have attracted great attention over the past several
decades owing to their unique physical and chemical properties, while their applications …

We report for the first time the use of a perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) absorber in combination
with ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) for solar cell applications. The perovskite material has a …

ZnO nanorods doped with different concentrations of Ag and Nd (1–7%) were synthesized
by hydrothermal method. In this article we describe the synthesis, characterization and …

We report a facile synthesis of hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles through green
synthesis method using Carica papaya leaf extract. To understand the structural phase …

Abstract Development of cost effective and easily scalable energy systems for harvesting
renewable solar energy is attractive proposal for future. This work presents facile synthesis …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based on plasmonic metal nanoparticles and
semiconductors has been used as performance-enhancing structures for sensing trace …

Zinc oxide-cobalt oxide nanocomposites (ZnO–Co 3 O 4 NCs) with diverse concentrations
(0.03, 0.06, 0.09 and 0.12 M) of Co 2+ ions were synthesized by a simple chemical co …

Zinc oxide-based nanomaterials (ZONMs) are of significant scientific and industrial interest
due to their unique properties, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. This review …

Semiconductor nanocrystals are widely used as photocatalysts for the degradation of
organic dye molecules due to their strong electron transfer ability and high catalytic …

Developing dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology by exploiting different alternative
semiconductors has attracted research attentions. Among all types of semiconductors, ZnO …