Frontier nanoarchitectonics of graphitic carbon nitride based plasmonic photocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts for energy, environment and organic reactions

A Kumar, P Choudhary, T Chhabra, H Kaur… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The rational design and development of highly efficient and stable photocatalysts is a major
focus in the field of photocatalysis. The transformation of solar energy into chemical energy …

Nanoscale zinc oxide based heterojunctions as visible light active photocatalysts for hydrogen energy and environmental remediation

S Kumar, A Kumar, A Kumar, V Krishnan - Catalysis Reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In the recent years, zinc oxide has emerged as one of the promising alternate materials to
titania for photocatalytic applications due to its several advantages properties. This review …

Defect-Rich MoS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets-Coated Nitrogen-Doped ZnO Nanorod Heterostructures: An Insight into in-Situ-Generated ZnS for Enhanced Photocatalytic …

S Kumar, A Kumar, V Navakoteswara Rao… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molybdenum disulfide has emerged as one of the promising materials, particularly as a co-
catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over the conventional and more-expensive …

Oxygen Vacancies‐Rich Heterojunction of Ti3C2/BiOBr for Photo‐Excited Antibacterial Textiles

J Li, L Ma, Z Li, X Liu, Y Zheng, Y Liang, C Liang, Z Cui… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic bacteria that adhere on the surface of textiles, especially healthcare workers'
uniforms, have brought severe problems, including nosocomial infection and other infectious …

Surface, optical and photocatalytic properties of Rb doped ZnO nanoparticles

P Kumar, A Kumar, MA Rizvi, SK Moosvi… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work describes the synthesis of pure and Rb doped ZnO (ZnO: Rb)
nanoparticles by a simple combustion technique. The surface, structural, optical …

Selective and efficient aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohols using plasmonic Au-TiO2: Influence of phase transformation on photocatalytic activity

A Kumar, P Choudhary, V Krishnan - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical processes using heterogeneous photocatalytic systems are widely used for the
synthesis of valuable fine chemicals. To improve these chemical processes both …

Reduced graphene oxide supported MnO2 nanorods as recyclable and efficient adsorptive photocatalysts for pollutants removal

T Chhabra, A Kumar, A Bahuguna, V Krishnan - Vacuum, 2019 - Elsevier
The emerging concept of two dimensional (2D) hybrid materials with large surface area and
good interfacial contacts is highly desirable for diverse catalytic applications. Herein, we …

Wide spectrum photocatalytic activity in lanthanide-doped upconversion nanophosphors coated with porous TiO2 and Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles

KL Reddy, S Kumar, A Kumar, V Krishnan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Approaches towards maximum utilization of solar light spectrum for photocatalysis have
currently attracted great interest. The combination of profoundly different properties, such as …

Sea urchin shaped ZnO coupled with MoS2 and polyaniline as highly efficient photocatalysts for organic pollutant decomposition and hydrogen evolution

V Sharma, V Maivizhikannan, VN Rao, S Kumar… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, an attempt has been made to fabricate multifunctional composite photocatalysts
by coupling sea urchin shaped ZnO with MoS 2 and polyaniline (PANI) sheets, and a …