Thin film photocatalysis for environmental remediation: A status review

RS Pedanekar, SK Shaikh, KY Rajpure - Current Applied Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
This review accounts, various metal oxide and metal sulfide thin films available for
photodegradation of several organic compounds. Due to difficulties in recycling and to avoid …

Hydrothermal synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO heterojunction supported on carbon nanofibers with high visible light photocatalytic activity

S Jian, Z Tian, K Zhang, G Duan, W Yang… - Chemical Research in …, 2021 - Springer
C e/ZnO decorated carbon nanofibers (CNFs) heteroarchitectures (Ce/ZnO/CNFs) have
been synthesized using electrospinning technique followed hydrothermal method, which …

Synthesis of Tb-doped ZnO/RGO nanocomposites and its enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

X Dong, X Yu, X Zhang, Z Zhang, X He, R Wei… - Diamond and Related …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tb-ZnO/reduced graphene oxide (Tb-ZnO/RGO) nanocomposites were prepared by a
simple one-step solvothermal method. The samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS …

Advances in Rare Earth‐Doped ZnO Photocatalysts: Enhancing Photogenerated Electron‐Hole Pairs for Radical Atom Generation

AU Hasanah, MS Ikbal, D Tahir - ChemBioEng Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising material with a diverse range of applications, spanning gas
sensing, photonics, photovoltaics, energy conversion, water splitting, photocatalysis, and …

Photocatalytic degradation mechanism of Ce-loaded ZnO catalysts toward methyl green dye pollutant

KS Al-Namshah, SM Mariappan, M Shkir, MS Hamdy - Applied Physics A, 2021 - Springer
We report the photocatalytic activity of cerium-doped zinc oxide (Ce: ZnO) nanocrystals,
toward the rapid degradation of methyl green dye molecules under black light (λ= 376 nm) …

Micro-strain governed photoluminescence emission intensity of sol-gel spin coated Eu doped ZnO thin films

A Kumawat, S Chattopadhyay, KP Misra, RDK Misra… - Thin Solid Films, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study is to analyze the role of surface free energy and
microstrain on optical properties of Eu-(1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 at.%) doped sol-gel spin coated ZnO …

Effect of (Ce, Al) co-doped ZnO thin films on the Schottky diode properties fabricated using the sol-gel spin coating

MAM Ahmed, WE Meyer, JM Nel - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, Schottky diodes based on undoped and (Ce, Al) co-doped ZnO thin films have
been fabricated using the sol-gel spin coating. The effect of (Ce, Al) co-doped ZnO films on …

[HTML][HTML] Ce-doped ZnO nanonails synthesized by a simple thermal evaporation method for photocatalytic degradation

JR Mora, G Flores-Carrasco, H Juárez, M Pacio… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract One-dimensional (1D) nanomaterials have garnered significant scientific and
technological attention due to their potential applications in electronics devices, gas …

Structural and electro-optical properties of electrospun Cu-Doped ZnO thin films

S Osali, H Esfahani, F Dabir, P Tajaslan - Solid State Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Pure and Cu-doped ZnO thin films (TFs) were synthesized on glass substrates via
the electrospinning method, and the effects of Cu concentration on electro-optical and …

Effect of Al doping on crystallography and electro-optical properties of ZnO semiconductor thin films prepared by electrospinning

S Osali, H Esfahani, H Karami - Solid State Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film has in recent years emerged due to its unique physical, electrical
and chemical properties. The microstructural and optical properties of nanocrystallite ZnO …