A review of ZnO nanoparticles as solar photocatalysts: Synthesis, mechanisms and applications

CB Ong, LY Ng, AW Mohammad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based chemical substances that are
resistant to environmental degradation and may not be completely removed through …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

A review: Target-oriented transition metal phosphide design and synthesis for water splitting

Y Li, R Li, D Wang, H Xu, F Meng, D Dong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the scarcity of fuel energy, non-noble metal compounds assisted water of electrolysis is
becoming a potential candidate for cost-effective and high-quality hydrogen production. To …

Preparations and applications of zinc oxide based photocatalytic materials

Y Sun, W Zhang, Q Li, H Liu, X Wang - Advanced Sensor and Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the semiconductor photocatalytic materials, zinc oxide (ZnO)-based composites
show promising research prospects in the field of environmental and biomedical materials …

Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine-B dye by stable ZnO nanostructures with different calcination temperature induced defects

P Nandi, D Das - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
For developing ZnO as an efficient photocatalyst it needs to embrace a suitable architecture
to promote simultaneous maximum photon absorption and minimum charge carrier …

Preparation of cerium and yttrium doped ZnO nanoparticles and tracking their structural, optical, and photocatalytic performances

E Hannachi, Y Slimani, M Nawaz, R Sivakumar… - Journal of Rare …, 2023 - Elsevier
Yttrium (Y) and cerium (Ce) co-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via the
simple sol–gel auto-combustion route. The effect of Ce and Y doping on the structure …

Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic degradation of direct red-23 dye

R Kumar, A Umar, G Kumar, MS Akhtar, Y Wang… - Ceramics …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports the simple, rapid and high-yield synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO
nanoparticles using solution combustion method and its application for photocatalytic …

Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of the photocatalytic properties of zinc oxide co-doped with lanthanides elements

E Hannachi, Y Slimani, M Nawaz, Z Trabelsi… - Journal of Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (NPs) co-doped with various concentrations of lanthanides cerium
and ytterbium (Zn 1-2x Ce x Yb x O, x= 0.0, 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05) were synthesized via the …

The effect of process parameters on the size of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via the sol–gel technique

MM Ba-Abbad, AAH Kadhum, AB Mohamad… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This article describes the controlled size of ZnO nanoparticles when they are synthesized
using the sol–gel method without the involvement of a capping agent. The effects of process …

Influence of polyaniline on the photocatalytic properties of metal nanocomposites: A review

A Yadav, H Kumar, R Sharma, R Kumari - Colloid and Interface Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photo-catalyst plays a vital role in generating renewable energy by converting light energy
into chemical energy. Recent advancement in the field of sensitization of metal oxide …