State-of-the-art developments in carbon quantum dots (CQDs): Photo-catalysis, bio-imaging, and bio-sensing applications

ME Khan, A Mohammad, T Yoon - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), the intensifying nanostructured form of carbon material, have
exhibited incredible impetus in several research fields such as bio-imaging, bio-sensing …

A review on optical bandgap engineering in TiO2 nanostructures via doping and intrinsic vacancy modulation towards visible light applications

RV Nair, VS Gummaluri, MV Matham… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The prospect of engineering the bandgap in semiconductor nanostructures all the way from
ultraviolet to visible is highly significant in various applications such as photocatalysis …

Tuning oxygen vacancy content in TiO2 nanoparticles to enhance the photocatalytic performance

X Bi, G Du, A Kalam, D Sun, Y Yu, Q Su, B Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract White TiO 2 (W-TiO 2), gray TiO 2 (G-TiO 2) and black TiO 2 (B-TiO 2) have been
prepared through simple annealing process in different atmospheres. The oxygen vacancy …

Anchoring Bi4O5I2 and CDs on brown TiO2− x: S-scheme heterojunction mechanism for impressive degradation of several antibiotics under visible light

Z Salmanzadeh-Jamadi, A Habibi-Yangjeh… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fully aware of the global water pollution caused by more consumption of antibiotics, we
successfully prepared novel brown TiO 2− x/Bi 4 O 5 I 2/carbon dots (B-TiO 2− x/Bi 4 O 5 I …

Excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of tetracycline antibiotic and electrochemical sensing of hydrazine by SnO2–CdS nanostructures

ME Khan, A Mohammad, W Ali, AU Khan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigated a tin oxide/cadmium sulfide (SnO 2–CdS) nanostructure for
enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of CdS nanoparticles. Herein, the desired …

Pulicaria undulata Extract-Mediated Eco-Friendly Preparation of TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange

K Al-Hamoud, MR Shaik, M Khan, HZ Alkhathlan… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Eco-friendly approaches for the preparation of nanomaterials have recently attracted
considerable attention of scientific community due to rising environmental distresses. The …

Microbial fuel cell hybrid systems for wastewater treatment and bioenergy production: synergistic effects, mechanisms and challenges

Y Zhang, M Liu, M Zhou, H Yang, L Liang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology relies on electroactive bacteria to degrade organic
molecules for bioelectricity production. MFC is a potentially useful approach for wastewater …

Surface oxygen vacancy and defect engineering of WO 3 for improved visible light photocatalytic performance

Q Liu, F Wang, H Lin, Y Xie, N Tong, J Lin… - Catalysis Science & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Lattice defects of semiconductors have a tremendous influence on the photo-absorption and
separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs; thus the photocatalytic performance of a …

Adsorption promoted visible-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic tetracycline by tin oxide/cerium oxide nanocomposite

A Mohammad, ME Khan, MH Cho, T Yoon - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing environmental concerns related to the use of antibiotics and organic dyes has
resulted in a serious demand for effective methods to remove these compounds from …

Environmentally Sustainable Fabrication of Ag@g-C3N4 Nanostructures and Their Multifunctional Efficacy as Antibacterial Agents and Photocatalysts

ME Khan, TH Han, MM Khan, MR Karim… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Noble-metal silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) anchored/decorated onto polymeric graphitic
carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as nanostructures (NSs) were prepared using modest and …