Defect engineering of ZnO: Review on oxygen and zinc vacancies

V Gurylev, TP Perng - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021 - Elsevier
ZnO is an important material which has been widely applied in photodetector, catalyst, gas
sensor, field emitter, etc. Yet, its inability to absorb visible light, poor charge transport, and …

AACVD synthesis and characterization of iron and copper oxides modified ZnO structured films

M Claros, M Setka, YP Jimenez, S Vallejos - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Non-modified (ZnO) and modified (Fe2O3@ ZnO and CuO@ ZnO) structured films are
deposited via aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition. The surface modification of ZnO …

CuO-ZnO nanocomposites-based thin films: Characterization, physical properties and sunlight photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

C Mrabet, R Jaballah, N Mahdhi, A Boukhachem… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most commonly employed techniques for boosting photocatalytic efficiency by
separating photo-induced electrons and holes is the formation of heterojunctions. The …

Intrinsic photo-degradation and mechanism of polymer solar cells: the crucial role of non-fullerene acceptors

S Park, HJ Son - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The performances of polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs)
have improved remarkably in recent years, but such devices are insufficiently stable for …

Structural, optical, photoluminescence and sunlight photocatalytic properties of sprayed NiO-ZnO nanocomposite thin films

C Mrabet, R Jaballah, N Mahdhi, A Boukhachem… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the photocatalytic properties of NiO-ZnO nanocomposite thin films were
explored towards the degradation of a pollutant model, methylene blue, when exposed to …

Optimizing the structure and optoelectronic properties of cuprite thin films via a plasma focus device as a solar cell absorber layer

AM Hassan, HA Alyousef, HMH Zakaly - CrystEngComm, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar cells are of growing importance as a renewable energy source, and cuprite (Cu2O)
stands out as a promising material due to its cost-effectiveness, abundance, and appealing …

Performance Improvement and Application of Degradable Poly-l-lactide and Yttrium-Doped Zinc Oxide Hybrid Films for Energy Harvesting

X Che, Y Fan, Y Su, Y Gong, Q Guo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) are booming for energy collection and wearable
energy supply as one of the next generations of green energy-harvesting devices. Balancing …

Minimizing electron-hole pair recombination through band-gap engineering in novel ZnO-CeO2-rGO ternary nanocomposite for photoelectrochemical and …

A Murali, PK Sarswat, ML Free - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract A novel ZnO-CeO 2-rGO (ZCG) ternary nanocomposite with varying ZnO/CeO 2
weight proportions was synthesized by a hydrothermal process for photoelectrochemical …

Structural and spectroscopic analysis of pure phase hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by sol-gel

T Ahmad, V Pandey, MS Husain, S Munjal - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, Sol-gel route was employed to synthesize the pure phase hexagonal
wurtzite zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles with crystallite size and lattice strain~ 21 nm and …

ZnO electron transporting layer engineering realized over 20% efficiency and over 1.28 V open‐circuit voltage in all‐inorganic perovskite solar cells

X Wu, J Zhang, M Qin, K Liu, Z Lv, Z Qin, X Guo, Y Li… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cesium lead based all‐inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising candidates for
tandem solar cells owing to their favorable thermal stability and suitable bandgap. However …