ZnO nanostructured materials and their potential applications: progress, challenges and perspectives

S Raha, M Ahmaruzzaman - Nanoscale Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive research in nanotechnology has been conducted to investigate new behaviours
and properties of materials with nanoscale dimensions. ZnO NPs owing to their distinct …

Advances in ZnO nanoparticles in building material: Antimicrobial and photocatalytic applications–Systematic literature review

VPK de Maria, FFG de Paiva, JR Tamashiro… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial integration in building materials has become a pivotal approach to provide
cementitious composites with dual functionality, namely photocatalytic and antimicrobial …

An overview of beneficiary aspects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on performance of cement composites

M Kumar, M Bansal, R Garg - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology provides an innovative approach at the interjection of science and
technology especially in the concrete sector to solve the issues prevailing in the construction …

ZnO nanostructures based innovative photocatalytic road for air purification

M Le Pivert, O Kerivel, B Zerelli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric pollution is a major issue affecting environment and health. Therefore, semi-
conductor-nanoparticles-based photocatalytic infrastructures appeared as a promising …

Using novel semiconductor features to construct advanced ZnO nanowires-based ultraviolet photodetectors: A brief review

X Li, X Liu, Y Li, D Gao, L Cao - Ieee Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultraviolet photodetectors have attracted significant research attention in recent years due to
their potential applications in civilian and military fields. ZnO nanowires and nanorods have …

Immobilization of photocatalytic ZnO nanocaps on planar and curved surfaces for the photodegradation of organic contaminants in water

Y Li, Q Lu, M Gamal EI-Din, X Zhang - ACS ES&T Water, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles are widely used as photocatalysts to effectively remove organic contaminants
in water. However, additional separation steps are needed to recycle the dispersed …

Understanding the origin of synergistic catalytic activities for ZnO based sonophotocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

R Yang, Z Wu, Y Yang, Y Li, L Zhang, B Yu - Journal of the Taiwan Institute …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many studies have documented the existence of synergistic catalytic activities for ZnO based
sonophotocatalysis, but the role of ultrasonic field during this sonophotocatalytic process is …

Self-cleaning semiconductor heterojunction substrate: ultrasensitive detection and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants for environmental remediation

M Hu, Y Quan, S Yang, R Su, H Liu, M Gao… - Microsystems & …, 2020 - nature.com
Emerging technologies in the field of environmental remediation are becoming increasingly
significant owing to the increasing demand for eliminating significant amounts of pollution in …

Multifunctional dumbbell-shaped ZnO based temperature-dependent UV photodetection and selective H2 gas detection

M Kumar, V Bhatt, AC Abhyankar, JH Yun… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, a single step, chemically synthesized dumbbell-shaped ZnO microcrystal has
been utilized to fabricate UV photodetectors and highly selective H 2 gas sensors. The …

Investigating the release of ZnO nanoparticles from cement mortars on microbiological models

A Augustyniak, J Jablonska, K Cendrowski… - Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Incorporating zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) into cement mortars may provide
additional functions, eg, self-cleaning and antibacterial or electroconductive ability …