Creating an intermediate energy band to boost the photoelectrochemical efficiency of TiO2 for solar-driven hydrogen production

R Balu, G Devendrapandi, L Gnanasekaran… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
The utilization of photoelectrochemical processes for hydrogen generation from water and
solar energy offers a promising avenue to replace non-renewable energy sources …

Insight into mechanism of excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity of CuO/MgO/ZnO nanocomposite for advanced solution of environmental remediation

M Imran, M Raza, H Noor, SM Faraz, A Raza, U Farooq… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental remediation has sought several innovative ways for the treatment of
wastewater and captivated researchers around the globe towards it. Through this study, we …

Enhancing solar-driven hydrogen production through photoelectrochemical methods via dual transition metal doping of titanium oxide to form an impurity energy band

R Balu, L Gnanasekaran, PC Karthika… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Developing a photoanode that is stable, efficient, and cost-effective for photoelectrochemical
water splitting poses a significant challenge. To address this, we have successfully …

Exploring the photocatalytic breakdown of organic pollutants using intercalated ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposites

SC Lims, M Jose, S Aswathappa, SSJ Dhas… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of organic pollutants in water sources necessitates the
development of efficient and cost-effective photocatalysts for their degradation. ZnO …

Unveiling the synergistic effect of an nZVI–SiO 2–TiO 2 nanocomposite for the remediation of dye contaminated wastewater

M Namakka, MR Rahman, KAMB Said, KK Kuok… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Water contamination and scarcity pose critical global challenges. Existing water remediation
technologies such as membrane technologies lack hydrophilic surface properties, prompting …

Advancing physical, dielectric, and solar photocatalytic efficiency with novel Ni0. 95Cu0. 03M0. 02O (M= Co, Mo) semiconductors

I Massoudi, A Rebey - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Cu/Mo codoped NiO semiconductors exhibited a visible light efficient photo-
removal performance for diclofenac sodium and methylene blue waste. A simple and low …

Ultrafast degradation of methylene blue from aqueous media by Fe3O4/rGO/SiO2 magnetic nanocomposite in dark catalyst process

E Molahosseini, H Zare, M Molaei… - Diamond and Related …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water pollution by organic dyes has been one of the great challenges in recent days. The
application of nanostructure and nanocatalyst for the degradation of organic dyes is a very …