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Lanthanide ions doped ZnO based photocatalysts
S. Girish Kumar,R. Kavitha +1 more
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In this article, the influence of lanthanide ions dopant on the structure-optical properties of ZnO is discussed and the performance of Ln-ZnO towards the degradation of organic pollutants is discussed encompassing both the materials properties and photocatalytic reaction conditions under UV/visible and solar light.About:
This article is published in Separation and Purification Technology.The article was published on 2021-11-01. It has received 22 citations till now.read more
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Effective role of Rb doping in controlling crystallization, crystal imperfections, microstructural, and morphological features of ZnO-NPs synthesized by Sol-Gel way
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used sol-gel technology to synthesize pure ZnO and Rb-doped ZnOs nanoparticles, RbxZn1-xO-NPs.
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Recent progress in zinc oxide nanomaterials and nanocomposites: From synthesis to applications
TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of the synthesis method and conditions on the properties of ZnO is discussed, such as band gap, crystallite size, and morphology, depend on the synthesis methods and parameters employed.
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A Novel Dy3+ Modified Zn2Ti3O8 Nanoparticles for Efficient Hydrogen Production Photocatalysis
TL;DR: In this paper , Dy3+:Zn2Ti3O8 nano-photocatalyst was applied to enhance the photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity from sodium borohydride hydrolysis reaction.
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New insights into the photocatalytic mechanism of pristine ZnO nanocrystals: From experiments to DFT calculations
TL;DR: In this paper , six ZnO nanocrystals with the shapes of granule, flake, rod, porous flake and nanosheet-assembled flower were designed and synthesized to investigate the relationship between their photocatalytic activities and morphological features.
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Sulfur vacancies engineered over Cd0.5Zn0.5S by Yb3+/Er3+ co-doping for enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Ping Mu,Man Zhou,Kai Yang,Chensheng Zhou,Yuan Mi,Yu Zhenzhen,Kangqiang Lu,Zhengquan Li,Shaobo Ouyang,Weiya Huang,Changlin Yu +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a co-doped bulk Cd0.5Zn 0.5S (CZS) was fabricated by a simple hydrothermal process, and used for evaluating the catalytic activity for aquatic hydrogen production under visible light irradiation.
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