A review of visible light-active photocatalysts for water disinfection: Features and prospects

J You, Y Guo, R Guo, X Liu - Chemical engineering journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis has emerged as a valuable approach for microbial disinfection. The
development of visible light-active (VLA) photocatalysts to tackle water contamination is …

The electrical conductivity of solution-processed nanosheet networks

AG Kelly, D O'Suilleabhain, C Gabbett… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Solution-processed networks of 2D nanosheets are promising for a range of applications in
the field of printed electronics. However, the electrical performance of these networks …

The formation and detection techniques of oxygen vacancies in titanium oxide-based nanostructures

A Sarkar, GG Khan - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
TiO2 and other titanium oxide-based nanomaterials have drawn immense attention from
researchers in different scientific domains due to their fascinating multifunctional properties …

Investigation of Advanced Oxidation Process in the Presence of TiO2 Semiconductor as Photocatalyst: Property, Principle, Kinetic Analysis, and Photocatalytic Activity

AH Navidpour, S Abbasi, D Li, A Mojiri, JL Zhou - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water pollution is considered a serious threat to human life. An advanced oxidation process
in the presence of semiconductor photocatalysts is a popular method for the effective …

Effect of nickel oxide nanoparticles as a photocatalyst in dyes degradation and evaluation of effective parameters in their removal from aqueous environments

A Akbari, Z Sabouri, HA Hosseini… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main goal of this work was to investigate the factors that can be effective on the
photocatalyst degradation of azo dyes with nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) in aqueous …

Novel Bi2Sn2O7 quantum dots/TiO2 nanotube arrays S-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photoelectrocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine

H Wu, Z Hu, R Liang, OV Nkwachukwu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction of Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 quantum dots (QDs)/TiO 2
nanotube arrays (NTAs) photoanodes were prepared for efficient and stable …

Effect of aspect ratio and surface defects on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanorods

X Zhang, J Qin, Y Xue, P Yu, B Zhang, L Wang, R Liu - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
ZnO, aside from TiO2, has been considered as a promising material for purification and
disinfection of water and air and remediation of hazardous waste, owing to its high activity …

Understanding and optimizing the antibacterial functions of anodized nano-engineered titanium implants

D Chopra, K Gulati, S Ivanovski - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoscale surface modification of titanium-based orthopaedic and dental implants is
routinely applied to augment bioactivity, however, as is the case with other cells, bacterial …

Band-gap energy estimation from diffuse reflectance measurements on sol–gel and commercial TiO2: a comparative study

R López, R Gómez - Journal of sol-gel science and technology, 2012 - Springer
A comparison of the band gap energy estimated from UV–vis reflectance spectra of TiO 2
powders prepared by sol–gel route versus commercial TiO 2 powders, nanopowder …

Biosynthesis of pure zinc oxide nanoparticles using Quince seed mucilage for photocatalytic dye degradation

SMTH Moghaddas, B Elahi, V Javanbakht - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, biosynthesis of nanoparticles is an exciting area of research with wide
applications because of the necessity to develop new cost-effective, clean, and efficient …