Synthesis of nanoparticles using microorganisms and their applications: a review

S Jadoun, NPS Chauhan, P Zarrintaj, M Barani… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Nanoparticles synthesis under green conditions has been performed using natural
resources to diminish the use of toxic chemicals. For instance, microbial synthesis has …

Modification of the structure and linear/nonlinear optical characteristics of PVA/chitosan blend through CuO doping for eco-friendly applications

SS Alharthi, A Badawi - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The solution casting technique is utilized to fabricate blank and CuO-doped polyvinyl
alcohol/chitosan (PVA/CS) blends for eco-friendly applications. The structure and surface …

Green synthesis of CuCo2O4–CuO composite nanoparticles grown on nickel foam for high-performance oxygen evolution reaction

TR Silva, RA Raimundo, VD Silva, JRD Santos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the most critical components for water-derived hydrogen fuel, the study of
electrocatalysts as anode for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an important topic in the …

Engineering intrinsic defects in CuO NWs through laser irradiation: Oxygen vs copper vacancies

S Zheng, WW Duley, P Peng, YN Zhou - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Defect engineering in CuO nanomaterials has been extensively investigated because this
technology can greatly improve the performance of CuO components in a variety of …

Investigation of the optical and dielectric properties of NaCu0. 2Fe0. 8-xMnxO2 (x= 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7) layered oxide materials

IB Slima, K Karoui, K Khirouni, A Mahmoud… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract NaCu 0.2 Fe 0.8-x Mn x O 2 compounds were prepared by the solid state method.
The structural analyses confirmed that the samples crystallize in hexagonal system with R-3 …

Photo-triggered antibacterial and catalytic activities of solution combustion synthesized CeO2/NiO binary nanocomposite

SMF Khyrun, AJ Christy, J Mayandi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
CeO 2-based nanocomposites are the promising photocatalytic materials for various
applications. In this study, CeO 2/NiO nanocomposite was synthesized from pristine CeO 2 …

Benign-by-design plant extract-mediated preparation of copper oxide nanoparticles for environmentally related applications

A Ahmad, M Khan, SM Osman, AM Haassan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
A facile, cost-competitive, scalable and novel synthetic approach is used to prepare copper
oxide (CuO) nanoparticles (NPs) using Betel leaf (Piper betle) extracts as reducing, capping …

Mechanisms of biochar enhanced Cu2O photocatalysts in the visible-light photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole

MW Zheng, SJ Yang, YC Pu, SH Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Cu 2 O nanoparticles are decorated with biochars derived from spent coffee grounds
(denoted as Cu 2 O/SCG) and applied as visible-light-active photocatalysts in the …

Improvement of physical and electrochemical properties of Cu2O thin films with Fe ions doping towards optoelectronic applications

M Abdelfatah, A Basuni, HY Salah, M Bakry… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Pure and doped Cu 2 O thin films were deposited on FTO substrate with various Fe dopant
concentrations employing low-cost electrodeposition technique. All thin films were …

Structure investigation and optical bandgap tuning of La-doped CuO nanostructured films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique

A Badawi, SS Alharthi, MG Althobaiti, AN Alharbi… - Applied Physics A, 2021 - Springer
This work focuses on the effect of La-doping on the structure, morphological and optical
properties of CuO nanostructured films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique for …