Synthesis and optical properties of colloidal CuO nanoparticles

S Dagher, Y Haik, AI Ayesh, N Tit - Journal of Luminescence, 2014 - Elsevier
Copper oxide nanoparticles of sizes ranging from 1 to 25 nm were synthesized using a
colloid microwave-thermal method, where the average size of CuO nanoparticles can be …

Recent advances in alternative material photovoltaics

MI Hossain, FH Alharbi - Materials Technology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Alternative material photovoltaics (PVs) have started gaining more attention recently.
Although the field is not new, it just started growing a few years ago. The PV market has …

Homogeneous Cu2O pn junction photocathodes for solar water splitting

T Wang, Y Wei, X Chang, C Li, A Li, S Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cu 2 O is considered as one of the most promising p-type semiconductors for photocathodes
in solar water splitting due to its abundance, nontoxicity and appropriate band gap of 2.0 eV …

Enhanced solar photoreduction of CO2 to liquid fuel over rGO grafted NiO-CeO2 heterostructure nanocomposite

HR Park, AU Pawar, U Pal, T Zhang, YS Kang - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Intrinsic oxygen vacancies at CeO 2 surface are known to activate thermodynamically stable
CO 2 molecules, enhancing the reaction rate and reducing reduction energy. However …

Engineering the Cu2O–reduced graphene oxide interface to enhance photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light

W Zou, L Zhang, L Liu, X Wang, J Sun, S Wu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, Cu 2 O–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites were synthesized with
tunable Cu 2 O crystal facets ({1 1 1},{1 1 0} and {1 0 0} facets). The degradation …

Structural, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties of Ni-doped CuO nanostructures prepared by a rapid microwave combustion method

NM Basith, JJ Vijaya, LJ Kennedy… - Materials science in …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we report a facile and rapid microwave-assisted combustion synthesis
method for the preparation of pure and Ni-doped CuO nanostructures with different weight …

Tunable syngas production from photocatalytic CO 2 reduction with mitigated charge recombination driven by spatially separated cocatalysts

A Li, T Wang, X Chang, ZJ Zhao, C Li, Z Huang… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction represents a sustainable route to generate syngas (the mixture
of CO and H2), which is a key feedstock to produce liquid fuels in industry. Yet this reaction …

Comparative evaluation of copper oxide nano-photocatalyst characteristics by formation of composite with TiO2 and ZnO

K Sabzehei, SH Hadavi, MG Bajestani, S Sheibani - Solid State Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Photocatalytic efficiencies of CuO–Cu 2 O composite with TiO 2 and ZnO were
examined.•MB solution degraded completely CuO–Cu 2 O–ZnO under visible light …

Structural, optical and room-temperature ferromagnetic properties of Fe-doped CuO nanostructures

NM Basith, JJ Vijaya, LJ Kennedy… - Physica E: Low …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pure CuO and Fe-doped CuO nanostructures with different weight ratios (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and
2.0 at wt% of Fe) were synthesized via the microwave combustion method. The synthesized …

Preparation of hollow porous Cu2O microspheres and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Y Yu, L Zhang, J Wang, Z Yang, M Long, N Hu… - Nanoscale Research …, 2012 - Springer
Cu 2 O p-type semiconductor hollow porous microspheres have been prepared by using a
simple soft-template method at room temperature. The morphology of as-synthesized …