Defect engineering of ZnO: Review on oxygen and zinc vacancies

V Gurylev, TP Perng - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021 - Elsevier
ZnO is an important material which has been widely applied in photodetector, catalyst, gas
sensor, field emitter, etc. Yet, its inability to absorb visible light, poor charge transport, and …

Polarity in ZnO nanowires: A critical issue for piezotronic and piezoelectric devices

V Consonni, AM Lord - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The polar and piezoelectric nature of the wurtzite structure of ZnO nanowires with a high
aspect ratio at nanoscale dimensions is of high interest for piezotronic and piezoelectric …

Sulfur Substitution and Defect Engineering in an Unfavored MnMoO4 Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light

Q Wu, L Chen, DH Kuo, P Li, AB Abdeta… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A novel and nonstoichiometric Mn1–x Mo (S, O) 4–y oxysulfide catalyst with oxygen
vacancies and a partial Mo6+-to-Mo4+ transition after the substitution of sulfur was …

Role of ZnO morphology in its reduction and photocatalysis

Y Lin, H Hu, YH Hu - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen-treated ZnO, which is a promising photocatalyst with enhanced visible light
absorption, has recently attracted much attention. As an important property, morphology of a …

Investigation of strain effects on photoelectrochemical performance of flexible ZnO electrodes

N Abdullayeva, CT Altaf, M Mintas, A Ozer, M Sankir… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this report, the growth of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocrystals with various morphologies,
nanoflower, nanosheet, and nanorod, on flexible stainless steel (SS) foils to be utilized as …

The role of pH and nitrate concentration in the wet chemical growth of nano-rods shaped ZnO photocatalyst

R Singh, S Dutta - Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2019 - Elsevier
ZnO nano-rods were synthesised via wet chemical method at different nitrate concentration
and pH value. The effect of pH and nitrate concentration on the size and morphology of the …

Optical and photocatalytic properties of rare earth metal-modified ZnO quantum dots

J Sowik, M Miodyńska, B Bajorowicz… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of novel ZnO quantum dots modified with rare earth metals was successfully
prepared by a simple sol-gel approach. The effects of types (Eu, Er, Tb, Yb, Ho, La) and …

Yttrium doping enhances the photoelectrochemical water splitting performance of ZnO nanorod array films

Y Wei, L Wang, C Chen - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Yttrium doped ZnO nanorod array films are hydrothermally grown on fluorine doped tin oxide
substrates. The yttrium doped ZnO samples maintain the same wurtzite crystal structure and …

Zinc vacancy–hydrogen complexes as major defects in ZnO nanowires grown by chemical bath deposition

J Villafuerte, F Donatini, J Kioseoglou… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Crystal defects in unintentionally doped ZnO nanowires grown by chemical bath deposition
(CBD) play a capital role in their optical and electrical properties, governing the …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of the photogenerated carrier transfer process during photoelectrochemical water splitting: A review

Y Zhang, Y Bu, L Wang, JP Ao - Green Energy & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is considered as an ideal technology to produce
hydrogen. Photogenerated carrier migration is one of the most important roles in the whole …