Regulating activation pathway of Cu/persulfate through the incorporation of unreducible metal oxides: Pivotal role of surface oxygen vacancies

X Zhou, A Jawad, M Luo, C Luo, T Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we surprisingly found that the incorporation of unreducible metal oxides M x O
y (M= Mg, Zn, Ca, Ba, Al) onto CuO hybrid magnetic nano ferric oxide (Cu@ Fe 3 O 4) may …

Advances in nanostructured homojunction solar cells and photovoltaic materials

N Ali, R Ahmed, JT Luo, M Wang, A Kalam… - Materials Science in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, various materials have been explored for their potential applications in
homojunction solar cells, which have distinct advantages of good lattice matching at the …

Studies on DC sputtered cuprous oxide thin films for solar cell absorber layers

T Sanjana, MA Sunil, H Shaik, KN Kumar - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) thin films are prepared on corning glass substrates by metallic
sputtering of copper under an oxygen atmosphere. The flow rate of oxygen is varied from 4 …

Dynamic re-construction of sulfur tailored Cu2O for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to formate over a wide potential window

H Yuan, Z Liu, S Sang, X Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Formate is an important organic raw chemical generated in CO 2 electroreduction process.
In the present work, copper sulfide precursors with different initial morphologies …

Colloidal stability mechanism of copper nanomaterials modified by bis (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate dispersed in polyalphaolefin oil as green nanolubricants

MKA Ali, H **anjun - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials stabilization in lube oils poses an acute challenge in nanolubricants/
nanofluids formulation. This study aims to improve the dispersion stability of copper (Cu) …

Durian shell-mediated simple green synthesis of nanocopper against plant pathogenic fungi

NL Duong, VM Nguyen, TAN Tran, TDT Phan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of fungicides in eco-friendly and cost-effective ways is significantly essential
for agriculture. Plant pathogenic fungi cause many ecological and economic issues …

EPR and CV studies cast further light on the origin of the enhanced hydrogen production through glycerol photoreforming on CuO: TiO2 physical mixtures

J Martín-Gómez, J Hidalgo-Carrillo, V Montes… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Different CuO nanoparticles were synthesized and tested in CuO: TiO 2 physical mixtures for
hydrogen production through glycerol photoreforming. CuO alone was inactive whereas its …

Regulation of CuFeZn catalysts by K3PO4 and its effect on CO2 hydrogenation to C2+ alcohols

S Zhou, Y Wen, B Wang, M Fan, L Ren, Z Cui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract CO 2 hydrogenation to C 2+ OH is an effective way to diminish CO 2 emissions.
Although challenges still exist in large-scale applications, CuFeZn catalysts attract extensive …

Enhanced ZnO-based ETL and nanostructured interface modification for improved perovskite solar cells efficiency

L Derbali, F Bouhjar, A Derbali, BM Soucase - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Compared to standard silicon solar cells and other thin film cells, perovskite solar cells
(PSCs) can achieve high power conversion efficiency and reduce the production costs. ZnO …

CuO/TiO2-ZrO2 wire-mesh catalysts for phenol wet oxidation: Substrate effect on the copper leaching

P Brussino, MS Gross, ED Banus, MA Ulla - Chemical Engineering and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Structured catalysts are more suitable than powder catalysts for liquid phase reactions since
their removal is simpler by avoiding filtration. In this work we present two structured catalysts …