Boosting the activity and stability of Ag-Cu2O/ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

F Zhang, YH Li, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
To construct semiconductor-based photocatalysts for carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction with
high activity and stability remains a long-term goal. Herein, we report a ternary Ag-Cu 2 …

Electrochemical heavy metal detection, photocatalytic, photoluminescence, biodiesel production and antibacterial activities of Ag–ZnO nanomaterial

G Nagaraju, SA Prashanth, M Shastri… - Materials Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO Nps) and silver doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (Ag–
ZnO Nps) were prepared using nitrates of zinc and silver as oxidizers and succinic acid as a …

Sensitivity enhancement of ammonia gas sensor based on Ag/ZnO flower and nanoellipsoids at low temperature

M Navaneethan, VL Patil, S Ponnusamy… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
High sensitivity ammonia gas sensor based on Ag/ZnO composite (SZO) nanostructures and
their structural, optical, morphological and gas sensing properties were investigated. Field …

Comparative study of photocatalysis and gas sensing of ZnO/Ag nanocomposites synthesized by one-and two-step polymer-network gel processes

Y Liu, Q Zhang, H Yuan, K Luo, J Li, W Hu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalytic and sensing performance of ZnO/Ag nanocomposites greatly depends on the
synthesis method used for its production, presenting both challenges and opportunities for …

Antibacterial properties of doped nanoparticles

P Bhattacharya, S Neogi - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - degruyter.com
Nanoparticles have high potential as antibacterial agents, owing to their ability to produce
reactive oxygen species (ROS). Recent studies have indicated that this ROS generation is …

Effect of Ag doping on structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of ZnO nanoparticles

SM Hosseini, IA Sarsari, P Kameli… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Silver-doped ZnO nanoparticles were successfully fabricated at 400° C via a simple and
rapid method based on short time solid state milling and calcination of precursor powders …

Visible light-assisted room temperature gas sensing with ZnO-Ag heterostructure nanoparticles

Q Zhang, G Xie, M Xu, Y Su, H Tai, H Du… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Noble metal-metal oxide nanohybrids play an ever-increasing role in photocatalytic
applications. Here, a ZnO-Ag nanoparticle prepared by a modified polymer-network gel …

Giant Enhancement in Upconversion Luminescence of β-Ba2ScAlO5:Yb3+/Er3+ Phosphor by the Intermediate Band through Ca2+ Doping

J Hu, X Bian, R Wang, L Liu, N Ilyas, F Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Luminescence intensity is a critical issue for upconversion oxides with high phonon energy.
Herein, an effective enhancement in red upconversion luminescence (UCL) is implemented …

Flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators using metal-doped ZnO-PVDF films

C Jin, N Hao, Z Xu, I Trase, Y Nie, L Dong… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric nanomaterial-polymer composites represent a unique paradigm for making
flexible energy harvesting and sensing devices with enhanced devices' performance. In this …

Antibacterial activity and mechanism of Ag–ZnO nanocomposite on S. aureus and GFP-expressing antibiotic resistant E. coli

I Matai, A Sachdev, P Dubey, SU Kumar… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Emergence of multi-resistant organisms (MROs) leads to ineffective treatment with the
currently available medications which pose a great threat to public health and food …