A review on synthesis and optoelectronic applications of nanostructured ZnO

S Shahzad, S Javed, M Usman - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nanostructured ZnO has gained a lot of interest as a suitable material for various
applications, especially sensing, energy conversion, and storage. ZnO nanostructures can …

Controlled dispersion of ZnO nanoparticles produced by basic precipitation in solvothermal processes

D Navas, A Ibañez, I González, JL Palma, P Dreyse - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were successfully synthesized under precipitation processes, using
ZnSO 4· 7H 2 O as a Zn 2+ precursor and K 2 CO 3 used as a basic source, and hydrozincite …

Oxygen vacancy‐rich ZnO nanorods‐based MEMS sensors for swift trace ethanol recognition

Y Wang, R Gao, H Zhao, J Li, R Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol vapor plays a significant role in the aspects of human health and industrial
production, thus necessitating a swift, sensitive, and low‐power ethanol detection in the field …

ZnO with engineered surface defects as a competent photocatalyst for CO2 photoreduction into valuable fuels under simulated solar light irradiation

RA Mahmud, KA Ali, LK Putri, Y Morikawa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is one of the eco-friendly methods in greenhouse gases abatement by
utilizing renewable resources such as sunlight. This study examined defective ZnO …

Effect of Er doping on the ammonia sensing properties of ZnO thin films prepared by a nebulizer spray technique

KDA Kumar, S Valanarasu, JS Ponraj… - Journal of Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Erbium (Er)-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates by nebulizer
spray pyrolysis with different doping concentrations (0 wt%, 1 wt%, 3 wt% and 5 wt%). The …

Synthesis, characterization of gelatin assisted ZnO and its effective utilization of toxic azo dye degradation under direct sunlight

B Krishnakumar, A Alsalme, FA Alharthi, D Mani… - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A highly solar active gelatin assisted ZnO (g/ZnO) was successfully synthesized by a sol-gel
method. The photocatalyst was characterized by FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XRD, DRS, PL, FT-IR …

Optimizing excited state adsorption and carrier dynamics of metal doped zinc oxide by pd orbital modulation for efficient reverse saturation absorption

SX Deng, HY Li, XM Jiang, YX Liu, SS Kan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Doping metals can regulate the excited state adsorption and carrier transport efficiency of
ZnO through pd orbital coupling thereby improving its nonlinear performance. Herein, the …

Photocatalytic performance of single crystal ZnO nanorods and ZnO nanorods films under natural sunlight

C Wang, S Luo, C Liu, X Liu, C Chen - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
To solve the low catalytic activity and recycling difficulty of ZnO nanomaterials, a simple and
large-scale synthesized method was used to prepare single crystalline ZnO nanorods with …

Photodegradation of methylene blue dye by powders of Ni–ZnO floweret consisting of petals of ZnO nanorod around Ni-rich core

B Bhushan, K Jahan, V Verma, BS Murty… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic effect of the powder particles resembling a flower consisting of Ni and
nanorods of ZnO was studied for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye, an organic …

Sonochemical synthesis of poly (lactic acid) nanocomposites with ZnO nanoflowers: effect of nanofiller morphology on physical properties

U Boro, N Kashyap, VS Moholkar - ACS Engineering Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study reports the ultrasound-assisted synthesis of PLA/ZnO nanocomposites with the
special feature of a flower-like morphology of ZnO. The ZnO nanoflowers were synthesized …