Metal oxide nanostructures for sensor applications

D Nunes, A Pimentel, A Gonçalves… - Semiconductor …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Human health, environmental protection and safety are just a few examples of humankind's
current main concerns, that drive the scientific community to develop sensors able to monitor …

ZnO for application in photocatalysis: From thin films to nanostructures

A Di Mauro, ME Fragalà, V Privitera… - Materials Science in …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this research work, we report the photocatalytic properties of ZnO synthesized in several
forms: ZnO thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD), ZnO nanofibers …

Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Carica papaya leaf extracts for photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications

R Rathnasamy, P Thangasamy… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Springer
We report a facile synthesis of hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles through green
synthesis method using Carica papaya leaf extract. To understand the structural phase …

Volatile organic compound sensing based on coral rock-like ZnO

L Zhu, W Zeng, H Ye, Y Li - Materials Research Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
This work presented highly sensitive coral rock-like ZnO to investigate the sensing
performances for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including formaldehyde …

Sun irradiated high efficient photocatalyst ZnO nanoparticles obtained by assisted microwave irradiation

R Perez-Cuapio, JA Alvarado, H Juarez… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research microwave assisted zinc oxide synthesis applied to methylene blue dye
mineralization is reported. This technique strongly influences the presence of certain …

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of hybrid 1D core–shell structured nanocomposites based on ZnO/polydopamine

V Fedorenko, R Viter, R Mrówczyński, D Damberga… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, we report on the modelling of processes at the zinc oxide and
polydopamine (ZnO/PDA) interface. The PDA layer was deposited onto ZnO nanorods (NRs) …

Preparation of polycarbonate-ZnO nanocomposite films: surface investigation after UV irradiation

B Jaleh, S Hamzehi, R Sepahvand, S Azizian… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polycarbonate (PC)-ZnO films with different percentages of ZnO were prepared by a solution
stirring technique and subjected to ultraviolet (UV; λ= 254 nm) irradiation. Structural …

The effect of stabilized ZnO nanostructures green luminescence towards LPG sensing capabilities

SS Nkosi, I Kortidis, DE Motaung, RE Kroon… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
ZnO nano-rods and flower-like structures have been successfully synthesized by the
hydrothermal process. These nanostructures were annealed at various temperatures (210 …

Morphology tuned Ga2O3 nanostructures for visible light-assisted dye-sensitized photocatalytic water remediation

B Das, NS Das, B Das, R Sarkar, S Sarkar… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-dimensional Ga 2 O 3 was synthesized via a facile chemical route aiming at easy
morphological tuning. Different Gallia precursors as starting materials for hydrothermal …

CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6–CsPbBr3 composite perovskite sensitization of 3D-ZnO nanostructures for enhanced photoluminescence emission

CT Altaf, N Abdullayeva, M Sankir, ND Sankir - Journal of Luminescence, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports a seeding-layer free synthesis of nanostructured three-dimensional zinc
oxide (3D-ZnO) thin films via a simple and cost-effective chemical bath deposition method …