Study of the stabilizer influence on the structural and optical properties of sol-gel spin coated zinc oxide films

HB Wannes, RB Zaghouani, R Ouertani… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we highlight the influence of three different sol stabilizers, namely
diethanolamine (DEA), Ammonium Hydroxide (NH 4 OH), and Nitric Acid (HNO 3), on the …

Controllable synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO: TiO2 nanospheres for photocatalytic degradation of MB dye and levofloxacin under sunlight light irradiation

K Choudhary, R Saini, LP Purohit - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater from the textiles and pharmaceutical industries contains harmful inorganic and
organic pollutants, which is not only harmful for aquatic life but also mutagenic to human. To …

Tuning the photocatalytic activity of nanocomposite ZnO nanorods by shape-controlling the bimetallic AuAg nanoparticles

AE Putri, L Roza, S Budi, AA Umar, V Fauzia - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Decorating ZnO with noble metal nanoparticles is a promising strategy for overcoming the
rapid recombination of pure ZnO. In this experiment, we evaluated the effects of AuAg …

Zinc oxide films fabricated via sol-gel method and dip-coating technique–effect of sol aging on optical properties, morphology and photocatalytic activity

K Wojtasik, M Zięba, C Tyszkiewicz, W Pakieła, G Żak… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide layers on soda-lime glass substrates were fabricated using the sol-gel method
and the dip-coating technique. Zinc acetate dihydrate was applied as the precursor, while …

An effective approach for hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanorod arrays activated under UV/Vis light: Different supporting ligands for hydrothermal precursor solutions

O Gultepe, F Atay, Z Dikmen - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an effective approach is proposed for the controlled production of ZnO nanorod
arrays that can be used in degradation of wastewater pollutants. Hydrothermal precursor …

The impact of the Au/Ag ratio on the photocatalytic activity of bimetallic alloy AuAg nanoparticle-decorated ZnO nanorods under UV irradiation

V Fauzia, A Yudiana, Y Yulizar, MA Dwiputra… - Journal of Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a semiconducting material that is widely used in photocatalytic
applications. Unfortunately, due to the rapid electron-hole pair recombination, the …

Synthesis and characterisation of the mesoporous ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposite; Taguchi optimisation and photocatalytic methylene blue degradation under visible light

N Mohamadi Zalani, B Koozegar Kaleji… - Materials …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesised by a sol-gel method. Using the
Taguchi experimental design method, the three parameters of material composition …

Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction, impedance spectroscopy and dielectric relaxation of Li-doped ZnO-sprayed thin films

M Salah, S Azizi, A Boukhachem, C Khaldi, M Amlouk… - Applied Physics A, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, thin films of lithium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO: Li) were prepared by spray
pyrolysis in a monophase hexagonal wurtzite structure as shown by X-ray analysis. Rietveld …

Effect of fluoric acid concentration on the structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of TiO2 thin films

A Abboudi, S Iaiche, A Djelloul, A Chala… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we have successfully fabricated bare titanium oxide (TiO 2) and fluorine (F)
doped TiO 2 thin films via the sol–gel dip-coating technique on the soda lime glass …

Formation of urchin-like ZnO nanostructures by sol-gel electrophoretic deposition for photocatalytic application

M Taheri, H Abdizadeh, MR Golobostanfard - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, more attentions have been paid to the design and synthesis of three dimensional
nanostructures. ZnO urchin-like shapes assembled by nanoparticles are grown on FTO …