Improved photocatalytic activity of ZnO coupled CuO nanocomposites synthesized by reflux condensation method

K Mageshwari, D Nataraj, T Pal… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Nanostructured CuO–ZnO nanocomposites were successfully synthesized for
different Zn 2+ concentrations by reflux condensation method without using any surfactant …

Lowering energy band gap and enhancing photocatalytic properties of Cu/ZnO composite decorated by transition metals

A Modwi, MA Ghanem, AM Al-Mayouf… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract M/Cu/ZnO (M= Ag, Ni, Fe) photocomposites comprised of 1% M and 5% Cu-
decorated ZnO surrounded by CuO on the surface were successfully synthesized via a …

Sol-gel synthesis of ternary CuO/TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic performance under UV and visible light irradiation

A Taufik, A Albert, R Saleh - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by sol-gel-
synthesized ternary CuO/TiO 2/ZnO nanocomposites with different CuO loadings. The …

Study on photocatalytic and impedance spectroscopy investigations of composite CuO/ZnO nanoparticles

MS AlSalhi, A Sakthisabarimoorthi… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
This paper reports the preparation of composite CuO/ZnO nanoparticles by facile
precipitation route and their photocatalytic activity against organic dyes. The red shift caused …

[HTML][HTML] Visible-light induced photocatalytic removal of methylene blue dye by copper oxide decorated zinc oxide nanorods

P Shanmugam, RC Ngullie, SM Smith… - Materials Science for …, 2023 - Elsevier
The establishment of rod-shaped visible light heterojunction ZnO/CuO composites for
potential redox ability presents a potential application prospect in the development of …

A review of photocatalytic characterization, and environmental cleaning, of metal oxide nanostructured materials

M Ikram, M Rashid, A Haider, S Naz, J Haider… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial waste is the primary source of highly toxic organic pollutants and heavy metal
contaminants. Treatment of such effluence is necessary to mitigate environmental pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of swift heavy ion irradiation on structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnO–CuO nanocomposites prepared by carbothermal evaporation …

S Kuriakose, DK Avasthi… - Beilstein journal of …, 2015 - beilstein-journals.org
ZnO–CuO nanocomposite thin films were prepared by carbothermal evaporation of ZnO and
Cu, combined with annealing. The effects of 90 MeV Ni 7+ ion irradiation on the structural …

Novel ZnO/Ag2CrO4 nanocomposites with n–n heterojunctions as excellent photocatalysts for degradation of different pollutants under visible light

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh - Journal of Materials Science: Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Novel ZnO/Ag 2 CrO 4 nanocomposites, as excellent visible-light-driven
photocatalysts, were successfully prepared with different weight percents of Ag 2 CrO 4 …

Bimetallic CuPd alloy nanoparticles decorated ZnO nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye

H Sun, SY Lee, SJ Park - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic technology is widely explored as a promising alternative for water treatments.
However, low photocatalytic efficiency and selectivity usually limit its practical application …

Hydrothermal synthesis conditions effect on hierarchical ZnO/CuO hybrid materials and their photocatalytic activity

V Kumari, S Sharma, A Sharma, K Kumari… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
In the current study, we have explored the consequences of synthesis conditions on optical,
morphological, and photoluminescence characteristics of hybridized ZnO nanocomposites …