A review on bidirectional analogies between the photocatalysis and antibacterial properties of ZnO

J Liu, Y Wang, J Ma, Y Peng, A Wang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-functional biosafety material with outstanding anti-ultraviolet property, good
photocatalytic property as well as antibacterial activity, ZnO shows promising practical …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Rapid and selective detection of acetone using hierarchical ZnO gas sensor for hazardous odor markers application

Q Jia, H Ji, Y Zhang, Y Chen, X Sun, Z Jin - Journal of hazardous materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Hierarchical nanostructured ZnO dandelion-like spheres were synthesized via solvothermal
reaction at 200° C for 4 h. The products were pure hexagonal ZnO with large exposure of (0 …

New insights into the photocatalytic mechanism of pristine ZnO nanocrystals: From experiments to DFT calculations

HY Xu, SQ Zhang, YF Wang, Y Xu, LM Dong… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been regarded as a promising photocatalytic candidate for the
purification of wastewaters containing organic contaminants. In this study, six ZnO …

Visible-light-driven BiOBr nanosheets for highly facet-dependent photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli

D Wu, B Wang, W Wang, T An, G Li, TW Ng… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) nanosheets with fully exposed {001} and {010} facets are
synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. Significant differences in photocatalytic …

Spatial charge separation on strongly coupled 2D-hybrid of rGO/La2Ti2O7/NiFe-LDH heterostructures for highly efficient noble metal free photocatalytic hydrogen …

R Boppella, CH Choi, J Moon, DH Kim - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Developing photocatalysts with effective charge separation and fast surface reaction kinetics
is crucial to realizing efficient photocatalytic water splitting. In this study, we report a strongly …

The applications of morphology controlled ZnO in catalysis

Y Sun, L Chen, Y Bao, Y Zhang, J Wang, M Fu, J Wu… - Catalysts, 2016 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO), with the unique chemical and physical properties of high chemical stability,
broad radiation absorption range, high electrochemical coupling coefficient, and high photo …

Different morphologies of WO3 and their exposed facets-dependent acetone sensing properties

S Wei, S Li, R Wei, S Liu, W Du - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021 - Elsevier
Daisy-like hexagonal WO 3 and rose-like monoclinic WO 3 hierarchical structures were
fabricated via facile hydrothermal technic in this work. The acetone sensing properties of the …

Crystal-facet and microstructure engineering in ZnO for photocatalytic NO oxidation

Y Wan, J Li, J Ni, C Wang, C Ni, H Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is believed to be an important way of reducing NO pollutant in air and the
facet engineering of semiconducting oxides could enhance the efficiency of the …

Band Gap Engineering of ZnO using Core/Shell Morphology with Environmentally Benign Ag2S Sensitizer for Efficient Light Harvesting and Enhanced Visible-Light …

S Khanchandani, PK Srivastava, S Kumar… - Inorganic …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Band gap engineering offers tunable optical and electronic properties of semiconductors in
the development of efficient photovoltaic cells and photocatalysts. Our study demonstrates …