Review on the improvement of the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO

K Qi, B Cheng, J Yu, W Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an effective method to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by organic pollutants. In this work, research progress on the application of …

Graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4)-based photocatalysts for solar hydrogen generation: recent advances and future development directions

A Naseri, M Samadi, A Pourjavadi… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free conjugated polymer constructed from two-
dimensional sheets with a bandgap energy of 2.7 eV, which makes it an applicable and …

Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenide nanomaterials: synthesis, applications and future perspectives

M Samadi, N Sarikhani, M Zirak, H Zhang… - Nanoscale …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenides (G6-TMDs), most notably MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2,
WS2 and WSe2, constitute an important class of materials with a layered crystal structure …

Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Recent progress on doped ZnO nanostructures for visible-light photocatalysis

M Samadi, M Zirak, A Naseri, E Khorashadizade… - Thin solid films, 2016 - Elsevier
Global environmental pollution and energy supply demand have been regarded as
important concerns in recent years. Metal oxide semiconductor photocatalysts is a promising …

Recent developments in heterogeneous photocatalytic water treatment using visible light-responsive photocatalysts: a review

S Dong, J Feng, M Fan, Y Pi, L Hu, X Han, M Liu… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light-responsive photocatalytic technology holds great potential in water treatment to
enhance purification efficiency, as well as to augment water supply through the safe usage …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Label-free optical biosensors for food and biological sensor applications

N Khansili, G Rattu, PM Krishna - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018 - Elsevier
Safety of food is a scientific domain requiring advanced handling, preparation, and storage.
Food is a paramount need for growth of microorganisms it serves as a medium for …

Optical biosensors based on ZnO nanostructures: advantages and perspectives. A review

A Tereshchenko, M Bechelany, R Viter… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2016 - Elsevier
This review article highlights the application of beneficial physico-chemical properties of
ZnO nanostructures for the detection of wide range of biological compounds. As the medical …

Improving the photocatalytic activity and anti-photocorrosion of semiconductor ZnO by coupling with versatile carbon

C Han, MQ Yang, B Weng, YJ Xu - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Coupling ZnO with carbon materials using a suitable integration method to form ZnO–carbon
composites has been established as a promising strategy to ameliorate the photocatalytic …