Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Gas sensing applications of 1D-nanostructured zinc oxide: Insights from density functional theory calculations

MJS Spencer - Progress in Materials Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Gas sensor devices have traditionally comprised thin films of metal oxides, with tin oxide,
zinc oxide and indium oxide being some of the most common materials employed. With the …

Preparation of interstitial carbon doped BiOI for enhanced performance in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation and methyl orange degradation

L Zeng, F Zhe, Y Wang, Q Zhang, X Zhao, X Hu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon-doped BiOI (C-BiOI) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized via a
hydrothermal method with Bi (NO 3) 3· 5H 2 O, KI, and glucose as raw materials for the first …

Tailoring defects in SrTiO 3 by one step nanoarchitectonics for realizing photocatalytic nitrogen fixation in pure water

A Kumar, M Sharma, S Sheoran, S Jaiswal, A Patra… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface contamination of materials by nitrogenous impurities is a major problem that can
bias the quantification of ammonia in photocatalytic N2 fixation reactions. In this work …

Carbon-doped ZnO nanostructures: facile synthesis and visible light photocatalytic applications

X Zhang, J Qin, R Hao, L Wang, X Shen… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been widely used as a photocatalyst for solar energy conversion and
treatment of organic pollutants because of its low toxicity and high photocatalytic efficiency …

One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures: fabrication, optoelectronic properties, and device applications

D Panda, TY Tseng - Journal of Materials Science, 2013 - Springer
Abstract One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have been extensively and
intensively studied for several decades not only for their extraordinary chemical and physical …

Carbon-doped ZnO nanostructures synthesized using vitamin C for visible light photocatalysis

S Cho, JW Jang, JS Lee, KH Lee - CrystEngComm, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the synthesis of carbon-doped zinc oxide nanostructures using vitamin C, and
their visible light photocatalytic activity. Amorphous/crystalline vitamin C–ZnO (VitC–ZnO) …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave assisted synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in a noble approach: utilization for antibacterial and photocatalytic activity

KR Ahammed, M Ashaduzzaman, SC Paul… - SN Applied …, 2020 - Springer
In this study, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle was synthesized by a novel route of microwave
assisted method using ascorbic acid and PVA as capping agent and stabilizing agent. A …

Template free synthesis of mesoporous carbon from fire cracker waste and designing of ZnO-Mesoporous carbon photocatalyst for dye (MO) degradation

SB Shinde, SD Dhengale, OS Nille, SS Jadhav… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fire cracker waste materials are one of the reasons for environmental pollution and it's
very hazardous to human beings. Till today, not much attention has been given to its utility or …

Evolution of ZnO microstructures from hexagonal disk to prismoid, prism and pyramid and their crystal facet-dependent gas sensing properties

N Qin, Q Xiang, H Zhao, J Zhang, J Xu - CrystEngComm, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, the evolution of ZnO structures from hexagonal disk to prismoid, prism and pyramid
was found via a facile two-step low temperature hydrothermal reaction, and the evolution …