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Open AccessUltrabroadband absorptive refractory plasmonics for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions
As an environmentally friendly and renewable method for hydrogen production powered by solar energy, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) using broadband absorbers have received much attention. H...
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Open AccessThorn-like TiO2 nanoarrays with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity through physical puncture and photocatalytic action
To overcome the conventional limitation of TiO2 disinfection being ineffective under light-free conditions, TiO2 nanowire films (TNWs) were prepared and applied to bacterial disinfection under dark and UV illumin...
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Environmentally benign synthesis of CuInS2/ZnO heteronanorods: visible light activated photocatalysis of organic pollutant/bacteria and study of its mechanism
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Effects of oxygen plasma generated in magnetron sputtering of ruthenium oxide on pentacene thin film transistors
Effects of oxygen plasma generated in a sputtering process for deposition of electrodes on pentacene thin films to configure top-contact (TC) transistors have been thoroughly investigated. Reactive oxygen spec...
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Open AccessHydrogen-doped Brookite TiO2 Nanobullets Array as a Novel Photoanode for Efficient Solar Water Splitting
As a representative photocatalyst for photoelectrochemical solar water splitting, TiO2 has been intensively studied but most researches have focused on the rutile and anatsase phases because brookite, another imp...
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Open AccessBio-inspired dewetted surfaces based on SiC/Si interlocked structures for enhanced-underwater stability and regenerative-drag reduction capability
Drag reduction has become a serious issue in recent years in terms of energy conservation and environmental protection. Among diverse approaches for drag reduction, superhydrophobic surfaces have been mainly r...
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CH3CH2OH, CD3CD2OD, and CF3CH2OH Decomposition on ZnO \( \left( {1\bar{1}00} \right) \)
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Open AccessCombining the lotus leaf effect with artificial photosynthesis: regeneration of underwater superhydrophobicity of hierarchical ZnO/Si surfaces by solar water splitting
Fabrication of stable superhydrophobic surfaces in dynamic circumstances is a key issue for practical uses of non-wetting surfaces. However, superhydrophobic surfaces have finite lifetime in underwater conditi...
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Non-vacuum deposition of CIGS absorber films for low-cost thin film solar cells
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Open AccessSelf-assembled foam-like graphene networks formed through nucleate boiling
Self-assembled foam-like graphene (SFG) structures were formed using a simple nucleate boiling method, which is governed by the dynamics of bubble generation and departure in the graphene colloid solution. The...
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A facile, coverage controlled deposition of Au nanoparticles on ZnO nanorods by sonochemical reaction for enhancement of photocatalytic activity
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Open AccessSynthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanowire–CdO Composite Nanostructures
ZnO nanowire–CdO composite nanostructures were fabricated by a simple two-step process involving ammonia solution method and thermal evaporation. First, ZnO nanowires (NWs) were grown on Si substrate by aqueou...
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Open AccessSynthesis of Novel Double-Layer Nanostructures of SiC–WO x by a Two Step Thermal Evaporation Process
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Applications of atomic layer chemical vapor deposition for the processing of nanolaminate structures
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