A review of microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanomaterials: Reactants, process parameters and morphologies

J Wojnarowicz, T Chudoba, W Lojkowski - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Synthesis, characterization, and applications of ZnO nanowires

Y Zhang, MK Ram, EK Stefanakos… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ZnO nanowires (or nanorods) have been widely studied due to their unique material
properties and remarkable performance in electronics, optics, and photonics. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 over semiconductor catalysts

S Hussain, Y Wang, L Guo, T He - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 is one important approach to alleviate greenhouse gas
emission and energy crisis, which has gained huge attention in the past decades. However …

Color tuning in thermally stable Sm 3+-activated CaWO 4 nanophosphors

BP Singh, RA Singh - New Journal of Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reports CaWO4: Sm3+ nanophosphors with varying compositions of Sm3+
(Sm3+= 2, 5, 7 and 10 at%). As-prepared (ASP) samples were annealed at 800° C for 2 h to …

The interplay between morphology and photocatalytic activity in ZnO and N-doped ZnO crystals

G Byzynski, C Melo, DP Volanti, MM Ferrer… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Intrinsic characteristics of the material such as superficial area, morphological structure, and
crystalline phase exposition play a fundamental role in the corresponding reaction paths …

Electrochemical sensing of uric acid with zinc oxide nanorods decorated with copper oxide nanoseeds

S Masrat, V Nagal, M Khan, A Ahmad… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The use of hybrid nanostructured nanomaterials in sensor development has the potential to
overcome the sensitivity issue due to the combination of different nanoscale features of the …

rGO-ZnO nanocomposites for high electrocatalytic effect on water oxidation obtained by microwave-hydrothermal method

FC Romeiro, MA Rodrigues, LAJ Silva, AC Catto… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide (rGO-ZnO) nanocomposites were successfully
synthesized using a facile microwave-hydrothermal method under mild conditions, and their …

Multifunctional environmental applications of ZnO nanostructures synthesized by the microwave-assisted hydrothermal technique

PP Ortega, CC Silva, MA Ramirez, G Biasotto… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, we explore the multifunctional potential of ZnO nanostructures obtained via the
microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MAH) method using a single synthesis route in the …

Structural and Electronic Properties of Bulk ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te), ZnF2, and ZnO/ZnF2: A DFT Investigation within PBE, PBE + U, and Hybrid HSE Functionals

EM Flores, ML Moreira… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Here, we have studied the crystalline structure of bulk ZnX (X= O, S, Se, Te) and ZnF2
systems as a first step to understand the structures like ZnX and Zn-based systems like …

Synthesis, growth mechanism, optical properties and catalytic activity of ZnO microcrystals obtained via hydrothermal processing

EAA Júnior, FX Nobre, G da Silva Sousa… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, typical ZnO microcrystals exhibiting the wurtzite hexagonal crystal
structure were produced successfully, characterized by a high degree of crystallinity, via …