Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Cellulose‐based nanomaterials for energy applications

X Wang, C Yao, F Wang, Z Li - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on earth, providing a sustainable green
resource that is renewable, degradable, biocompatible, and cost effective. Recently …

The many “facets” of halide ions in the chemistry of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals

S Ghosh, L Manna - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Over the years, scientists have identified various synthetic “handles” while developing wet
chemical protocols for achieving a high level of shape and compositional complexity in …

One-dimension-based spatially ordered architectures for solar energy conversion

S Liu, ZR Tang, Y Sun, JC Colmenares… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The severe consequences of fossil fuel consumption have resulted in a need for alternative
sustainable sources of energy. Conversion and storage of solar energy via a renewable …

Novel Ag decorated, BiOCl surface doped AgVO3 nanobelt ternary composite with Z-scheme homojunction-heterojunction interface for high prolific photo switching …

A Kuila, P Saravanan, D Bahnemann… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
A ternary composite Ag@ AgVO 3/BiOCl possessing homojunction-heterojunction interface
with varied BiOCl concentration was obtained through a facile hydrothermal route. Ag …

Interface engineering for modulation of charge carrier behavior in ZnO photoelectrochemical water splitting

Z Kang, H Si, S Zhang, J Wu, Y Sun… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical water splitting via consumption of solar energy is considered an
alternative approach to address both fossil resource and global warming issues. On the …

Design and engineering heterojunctions for the photoelectrochemical monitoring of environmental pollutants: A review

L Shi, Y Yin, LC Zhang, S Wang, M Sillanpää… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highly toxic pollutants, eg heavy metal ions, phenolics, toxins and pesticides, have posed
major threats to ecosystem security and public health. It is imperative to develop simple, low …

Chloride passivation of ZnO electrodes improves charge extraction in colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

J Choi, Y Kim, JW Jo, J Kim, B Sun… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The tunable bandgap of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) makes them an attractive material
for photovoltaics (PV). The best present‐day CQD PV devices employ zinc oxide (ZnO) as …

Lattice strain induced remarkable enhancement in piezoelectric performance of ZnO-based flexible nanogenerators

Y Zhang, C Liu, J Liu, J Xiong, J Liu… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this work, by employing halogen elements (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine) as
dopant we demonstrate a unique strategy to enhance the output performance of ZnO-based …

Evidence of oxygen defects mediated enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial performance of ZnO nanorods

J Singh, S Juneja, S Palsaniya, AK Manna… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Defect engineered one-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanostructures have found great interest in
diverse fields, including water detoxification and environmental remediation. In this article …