A review on graphene quantum dots and their nanocomposites: from laboratory synthesis towards agricultural and environmental applications

MHM Facure, R Schneider, LA Mercante… - Environmental Science …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are 0D materials belonging to the carbon-based family that
present some interesting characteristics of graphene combined with a tunable bandgap …

Quantum dots for photocatalysis: synthesis and environmental applications

M Jouyandeh, SSM Khadem, S Habibzadeh… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) with unique properties have been widely employed for energy,
environmental, and health care applications. Green natural resources, because of their …

Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite and its utilization for photocatalytic degradation of basic fuchsin dye

Z Durmus, BZ Kurt, A Durmus - ChemistrySelect, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite was prepared by the
decoration of thermally expanded and chemically oxidized graphite oxide nanosheets with …

Investigation of photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet and its correlation with bandgap in ZnO and ZnO/GO nanohybrid

J Puneetha, N Kottam, A Rathna - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic efficiency of semiconducting catalytic material is greatly influenced by
one of the important factor like band gap. In the area of sustainable energy and …

Graphene quantum dot-sensitized ZnO-nanorod/GaN-nanotower heterostructure-based high-performance UV photodetectors

L Goswami, N Aggarwal, R Verma… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The fabrication of a superior-performance ultraviolet (UV) photodetector utilizing graphene
quantum dots (GQDs) as a sensitization agent on a ZnO-nanorod/GaN-nanotower …

A review on improving the efficiency of photocatalytic water decontamination using ZnO nanorods

PG Ramos, LA Sánchez, JM Rodriguez - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are technologies for the remośśśval of organic
contaminants in water. One of the main effective AOP technologies to degrade hazardous …

Tuning HOMO and LUMO of three region (UV, Vis and IR) photoluminescent nitrogen doped graphene quantum dots for photodegradation of methylene blue

MT Dejpasand, E Saievar-Iranizad, A Bayat… - Materials Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Low cost, gram scale and highly N doped graphene quantum dots (NGQDs) with a broad
absorption spectrum was synthesized using hydrothermal method by citric acid and urea …

Highly selective room temperature ammonia sensors based on ZnO nanostructures decorated with graphene quantum dots (GQDs)

E Wongrat, T Nuengnit, R Panyathip, N Chanlek… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a highly selective ammonia sensor based on ZnO nanostructures
combined with graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Novel graphene quantum dots (GQDs) …

Amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots prepared using high-softening point asphalt and their application in Fe3+ detection

R Wang, H Fan, W Jiang, G Ni, S Qu - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are known to display tunable photoluminescence (PL)
proprieties by functional modification. Here, yellow fluorescence amino-functionalized GQDs …

The effect of ZnO-based carbonaceous materials for degradation of benzoic pollutants: a review

R Ashouri, P Ghasemipoor, B Rasekh… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The presence of dyes and benzoic derivatives in wastewater and water resources is one of
the issues gaining global attention. Persistence, toxicity, and carcinogenic potential of these …