Electrospun semiconductor‐based nano‐heterostructures for photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental remediation: opportunities and challenges

N Lu, M Zhang, X **g, P Zhang, Y Zhu… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy to drive the semiconductor photocatalysis offers a promising tactic
to address ever‐growing challenges of both energy shortage and environmental pollution …

Synthesis, properties and uses of ZnO nanorods: a mini review

PK Aspoukeh, AA Barzinjy, SM Hamad - International Nano Letters, 2022 - Springer
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods have been extensively investigated, owing to their extraordinary
applications in numerous fields, spatially microchip technology, solar cells, sensors …

Sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by carbon dots embedded in ZnO nanostructures

I Mukherjee, V Cilamkoti, RK Dutta - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surface modification of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) is considered as a key for enhanced
sustained generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the reaction medium for improving …

Z-Scheme Heterostructures Using Band-Gap-Tunable ZnO by Metal Do** and Coupling with Polypyrrole for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Splitting

S Ghosh, PS Das, D Sarkar, S Pal… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar-to-hydrogen (H2) conversion is one of the sustainable and renewable approaches to
mitigate ever-increasing environmental pollution and the global energy crisis. Despite …

Achievement of superior efficiency of TiO2 nanorod-nanoparticle composite photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell

S Chatterjee, WA Webre, S Patra, B Rout… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
TiO 2 based nanostructures have been widely explored as photoanodes for dye-sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs) because of their favourable band gap and corresponding compatibility …

Efficient degradation of endocrine-disrupting compounds by heterostructured perovskite photocatalysts and its correlation with their ferroelectricity

Y Subramanian, B Mishra, RP Mishra… - New Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing contamination of water with endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) is posing
a serious threat to the reproductive, neuro, and other endocrine-related functions in humans …

Structural refinement and electrochemical properties of one dimensional (ZnO NRs)1−x(CNs)x functional hybrids for serotonin sensing studies

SB Mullani, AG Dhodamani, A Shellikeri, NB Mullani… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Herein, the efficient serotonin (5-HT) sensing studies have been conducted using
the (ZnO NRs) 1− x (CNs) x nanocomposites (NCs) having appropriate structural and …

Template-free synthesis of flower-shaped zero-valent iron nanoparticle: Role of hydroxyl group in controlling morphology and nitrate reduction

A Ghosh, S Dutta, I Mukherjee, S Biswas… - Advanced Powder …, 2017 - Elsevier
Well-dispersed single phasic flower-like zero valent iron nanoparticles have been
synthesized under aerobic conditions using a facile approach without the addition of any …

Environmentally Sustainable Fabrication of Cu1.94S-rGO Composite for Dual Environmental Application: Visible-Light-Active Photocatalyst and Room-Temperature …

S Dutta, S Biswas, RC Maji, R Saha - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In the present study a novel Cu1. 94S-rGO (rGO= reduced graphene oxide) composite is
synthesized in an ecofriendly way and its application as photocatalyst and phenol sensor is …

Fabrication of ZnS hollow spheres and RGO-ZnS nanocomposite using cysteamine as novel sulfur source: photocatalytic performance on industrial dyes and effluent

S Dutta, S Chatterjee, I Mukherjee… - Industrial & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of hollow ball-like ZnS nanostructures is reported
using cysteamine, an ecofriendly sulfur source. Following similar protocol, a heterostructure …