Controlled growth of semiconducting ZnO nanorods for piezoelectric energy harvesting-based nanogenerators

S Abubakar, ST Tan, JYC Liew, ZA Talib… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods have attracted considerable attention in recent years owing to
their piezoelectric properties and potential applications in energy harvesting, sensing, and …

Thermodynamic properties of nanostructured ZnO

J Leitner, V Bartůněk, D Sedmidubský… - Applied Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide is a typical representative of multifunctional oxide materials. Currently, worldwide
production of zinc oxide exceeds one million tons and the range of applications is very …

Oxygen incorporation-induced SERS enhancement in silver nanoparticle-decorated ZnO nanowires

A Fularz, S Almohammed, JH Rice - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a sensitive and nondestructive technique
used for the detection of molecules, traditionally applied on noble-metal or semiconductor …

Investigation of structural, optical, surface, electrochemical and corrosion properties of ZnO and AZO nanorod arrays for dye absorption applications

O Gultepe, F Atay - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), photoanodes have special importance in the
processes of dye support, photon absorption and electron transport. ZnO nanorod arrays are …

An effective approach for hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanorod arrays activated under UV/Vis light: Different supporting ligands for hydrothermal precursor solutions

O Gultepe, F Atay, Z Dikmen - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an effective approach is proposed for the controlled production of ZnO nanorod
arrays that can be used in degradation of wastewater pollutants. Hydrothermal precursor …

Effect of Gd3+ doping on structural and photocatalytic properties of ZnO obtained by facile microwave-hydrothermal method

JZ Marinho, LF de Paula, E Longo, AOT Patrocinio… - SN Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Gd 3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles with different Gd 3+ concentrations were synthesized by an
eco-friendly microwave hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction measurements confirm that …

Electron transport in CO2 adsorbed ZnO nanowire: DFT study

M Srivastava, A Srivastava - Chemical Physics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
We report the toxic gas sensing ability of ZnO Nanowire performed by using Density
Functional Theory (DFT) based first principle approach. The ZnO Nanowire with rectangular …

Alkali influence on ZnO and Ag-doped ZnO nanostructures formation using the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method for fungicidal inhibition

LA Gusmão, DA Peixoto, JZ Marinho… - Journal of Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports on the effect of the alkali source in pure ZnO and Ag-doped ZnO samples
formation quickly synthesized using the microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MAH) method …

Morphology of zinc oxide nanoparticles and nanowires: Role of surface and edge energies

HF Wilson, C Tang, AS Barnard - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although zinc oxide (ZnO) is a widely studied nanomaterial and a useful photocatalyst, the
structures predicted by traditional morphology models, such as the Wulff construction, are …

Structural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticle: combined experimental and theoretical study

M Kaddes, K Omri, N Kouaydi, M Zemzemi - Applied Physics A, 2018 - Springer
We investigated the structural, electrical and optical properties of zinc oxide using
experimental prepared by the sol–gel technique and ab initio pseudopotential approach …