Zinc oxide for solar water splitting: A brief review of the material's challenges and associated opportunities

J Kegel, IM Povey, ME Pemble - Nano energy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In order to establish an energy system based on intermittent renewable energies it is of the
highest importance to develop efficient and commercially viable technologies. In this regard …

A comprehensive review on the application of semiconductor nanometal oxides photocatalyst for the treatment of wastewater

G Thennarasu, S Rajendran, A Kalairaj… - Clean Technologies and …, 2024‏ - Springer
The nanophotocatalytic technology demonstrates an environmentally friendly and
sustainable route to overcome environmental and energy issues. The successful production …

Designing of highly active g-C3N4/Co@ ZnO ternary nanocomposites for the disinfection of pathogens and degradation of the organic pollutants from wastewater …

MA Qamar, M Javed, S Shahid, S Iqbal… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants and disinfection of pathogens under sunlight is a
propitious approach to solve the problem of environmental pollution. Herein, we fabricated a …

A high performance cobalt-doped ZnO visible light photocatalyst and its photogenerated charge transfer properties

Y Lu, Y Lin, D Wang, L Wang, T **e, T Jiang - Nano Research, 2011‏ - Springer
Highly photocatalytically active cobalt-doped ZnO (ZnO: Co) nanorods have been prepared
by a facile hydrothermal process. X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy …

Understanding the role of iron in the magnetism of Fe doped ZnO nanoparticles

JJ Beltrán, CA Barrero, A Punnoose - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The actual role of transition metals like iron in the room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM)
of Fe doped ZnO nanoparticles is still an unsolved problem. While some studies concluded …

Facile synthesis of cobalt-doped zinc oxide thin films for highly efficient visible light photocatalysts

OA Yildirim, H Arslan, S Sönmezoğlu - Applied Surface Science, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Cobalt-doped zinc oxide (Co: ZnO) thin films with dopant contents ranging from 0 to 5 at.%
were prepared using the sol–gel method, and their structural, morphological, optical, and …

Co doped ZnO nanowires as visible light photocatalysts

A Šutka, T Käämbre, R Pärna, I Juhnevica… - Solid State …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
High aspect ratio cobalt doped ZnO nanowires showing strong photocatalytic activity and
moderate ferromagnetic behaviour were successfully synthesized using a solvothermal …

Vacancy defect-induced d0 ferromagnetism in undoped ZnO nanostructures: Controversial origin and challenges

B Qi, S Ólafsson, HP Gíslason - Progress in Materials Science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
ZnO-based dilute magnetic semiconductors have attracted great interest for their promising
application potential in spintronics. Observation of ferromagnetic-like behavior in oxides in …

Determination of dual magnetic phases and the study of structural, dielectric, electrical, surface morphological, optical properties of Ce3+ substituted hexagonal …

Z Hassan, I Sadiq, R Hussain, F Sadiq, M Idrees… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The current research project was designed to investigate the influence of Ce 3+ substitution
on different properties of β-type hexagonal ferrite KCe x Fe 11− x O 17 (x= 0, 0.02, 0.06 and …

Novel rare-earth Eu and La co-doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via co-precipitation method: optical, electrical, and magnetic properties

V Parthasaradi, M Kavitha, A Sridevi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022‏ - Springer
The key goal of this study is to use a simple co-precipitation technique to make pure ZnO
Nanoparticles (NPs), Eu-doped ZnO NPs (1 wt%) and Eu–La co-doped ZnO NPs (1 wt%) …