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Spongy ball-like copper oxide nanostructure modified by reduced graphene oxide for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production
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In this article, spongy ball-like CuO and CuO/rGO photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and further studied for hydrogen production activity.About:
This article is published in Materials Research Bulletin.The article was published on 2021-01-01. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photocatalysis.read more
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Porous nanoplate-like tungsten trioxide/reduced graphene oxide catalyst for sonocatalytic degradation and photocatalytic hydrogen production
TL;DR: In this article, a simple, cost-effective, ultrasound-assisted hydrothermal method was used to synthesize tungsten trioxide (WO3) and subsequently a tungststen trioxoxide/reduced graphene oxide composite, which was confirmed by XPS and Raman analyses.
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Facile synthesis of multitasking composite of Silver nanoparticle with Zinc oxide for 4-nitrophenol reduction, photocatalytic hydrogen production, and 4-chlorophenol degradation
TL;DR: In this article , an Ag/ZnO composite was used as an efficient catalyst for catalytic reduction of hazardous 4-NP, and photocatalytic degradation of 4-CP.
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Magnetron sputtered TiO2/CuO heterojunction thin films for efficient photocatalysis of Rhodamine B
TL;DR: In this article , a facile magnetron sputtering approach was used to obtain a 1.8 and 3.1 eV optical absorption gap for the TiO2/CuO nano-thin film.
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A perspective on possible amendments in semiconductors for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation by water splitting
Tehmeena Ishaq,Tehmeena Ishaq,Maryam Yousaf,Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti,Aisha Batool,Muhammad Adeel Asghar,Muhammad Mohsin,Muhammad Ahmad +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a summary of various factors that can enhance the effectiveness of hydrogen generation and outline current advancement of frequently used fabricating strategies that look for greater yield of hydrogen. And the emergence of surface plasmon resonance and significance of photocatalyst recycling for hydrogen generation is discussed.
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Surface engineering of mesoporous anatase titanium dioxide nanotubes for rapid spatial charge separation on horizontal-vertical dimensions and efficient solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
Wutao Yang,Mingxia Li,Kai Pan,Liping Guo,Jiaxing Wu,Zhijun Li,Fan Yang,Kuo Lin,Wei Zhou,Wei Zhou +9 more
TL;DR: This study provides a facile and feasible strategy for the fabrication of high-performance 1D mesostructured semiconductor oxide photocatalysts for efficient solar energy conversion.
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Processable aqueous dispersions of graphene nanosheets
TL;DR: It is reported that chemically converted graphene sheets obtained from graphite can readily form stable aqueous colloids through electrostatic stabilization, making it possible to process graphene materials using low-cost solution processing techniques, opening up enormous opportunities to use this unique carbon nanostructure for many technological applications.
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CuO nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization, growth mechanisms, fundamental properties, and applications
Qiaobao Zhang,Kaili Zhang,Daguo Xu,Guangcheng Yang,Hui Huang,Fude Nie,Chenmin Liu,Shihe Yang +7 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of recent synthetic methods along with associated synthesis mechanisms, characterization, fundamental properties, and promising applications of Cupric oxide (CuO) nanostructures is presented in this article.
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A review of graphene and graphene oxide sponge: material synthesis and applications to energy and the environment
TL;DR: A comprehensive review about the most recent progress in synthesis, characterization, fundamental understanding, and performance of graphene and graphene oxide sponges can be found in this paper, where the technical challenges are discussed, and several future research directions are also suggested.
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Semiconductor-based photocatalysts and photoelectrochemical cells for solar fuel generation: a review
Jiangtian Li,Nianqiang Wu +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the barrier, progress and future direction of research on the correlation of the chemical constituent, size, dimensionality, architecture, crystal structure, microstructure and electronic band structure of photocatalysts (or photoelectrodes) with five vital processes including light absorption, charge separation, migration and recombination as well as surface redox reactions.
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Graphene-Based Materials for Hydrogen Generation from Light-Driven Water Splitting†
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the recent research progress on graphene-based materials for hydrogen evolution from light-driven water splitting and the comparison between graphene and other carbon materials in solar water splitting is made.