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Novel Sn-Doped WO3 Photocatalyst to Degrade the Organic Pollutants Prepared by Green Synthesis Approach
The organic pollutants are polluting the drinking water so, it is a field of great interest to clean this water by using some sophisticated materials. For this purpose, the nanostructured materials are playing...
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Silver and yttrium co-doped ZnO nanoparticles as a potential water splitting photocatalyst for the H2 evolution reaction
Herein, we present the preparation of silver and yttrium co-doped ZnO (Ag-Y-ZnO) nanoparticles by a sol-gel process. The obtained catalysts are systematically characterized using a variety of standard techniqu...
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Synthesis of ternary photocatalysts BiVO4/Ag/black phosphorene for the degradation of dyes and pharmaceuticals
Under UV and visible light irradiation, semiconductive photocatalysis is showing a tendency for disinfection and mineralization of organic molecules and other dangerous contaminants. Some heavy metals and refr...
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Fabrication of Novel BiVO4 Homostructure with Superior Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Properties Using Directing Agents
The development of a photocatalyst production through low cost is still a significant concern for locating target material properties and possibility of mass production. Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a semiconducto...
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Synthesis of BiVO4/NiFe2O4 composite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue
In this paper, the bismuth vanadate and the composite of bismuth vanadate BiVO4 with nickel ferrite BiVO4/NiFe2O4 is aimed to be synthesized using hydrothermal method for the effective degradation of methylene bl...
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Efficient photocatalysis performance and recyclability of MoO3/BiVO4 heterostructure under visible light
The photocatalytic technology based on semiconductor nanomaterials have gained considerable attention in environmental applications especially for the waste water treatment. In this article, first, BiVO4 nanorods...
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Mechanistic investigation of Mg2+-ion-induced ZnO nanorods for enhanced photocatalytic performance
In this study, Mg2+ ions-doped ZnO nanorods were prepared via simple solvothermal method. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, TEM/SEM, EDX, UV–visible and PL emission spectroscopy to explore the struc...
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Novel Cr and Sn co-doped Co3O4 polygon-based electrode material for supercapacitor application
Use of co-doped metal oxide-based materials for supercapacitor application is a novel approach to attain significantly enhanced capacitive properties. In this context, we are reporting here, the synthesis of C...
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Controlled synthesis and enhanced electrochemical performance of tungsten doped NiO nano-sheets for supercapacitors
Energy storage is one of the critical challenges and researchers are finding sophisticated ways to meet this challenge. To cope with this major need, the pure and W-doped NiO nano-sheets with different do** ...
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Hydrothermal synthesis of an efficient and visible light responsive pure and strontium doped zinc oxide nano-hexagonal photocatalysts for photodegradation of Rhodamine B dye
The discharge of various textile effluents into water is provoking numerous ecological issues that have become severe threat to human beings and aquatic lives. The removal of the effluents by photodegradation ...
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Electrochemical study of Mo-doped Co3O4 nanostructures synthesized by sol–gel method
Presently, researchers are focusing towards the fabrication and use of metal-doped nanomaterials, which can offer outstanding capacitive performance. Hence, we are motivated to report Mo-doped Co3O4 porous nanost...
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Fabrication of p–n heterojunction Ag2O@Ce2O nanocomposites make enables to improve photocatalytic activity under visible light
The design of highly efficient heterostructure material having good photocatalytic efficiency is good technique for the degradation of organic pollutants. In this paper, a series of Ag2O/Ce2O p–n heterostructure ...
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A Comprehensive Study on Methods and Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Hydrogen Production as a Renewable Energy Resource
High energy consumption, rapid increase in its demand and depletion of energy resources in the world are compelling the researchers for exploration of renewable energy resources in order to attain sustain deve...
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Interfacial Growth of Activated Carbon on WO3 Nanoplates for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by Surface Plasmon Resonance
A highly efficient, visible-light-driven and hybrid-activated carbon-doped pure tungsten trioxide (WO3) composite photocatalyst, with greatest stability has been synthesized by using hydrothermal method. Carbon n...
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Enhanced electrochemical performance of MoS2/PPy nanocomposite as electrodes material for supercapacitor applications
The development of efficient energy storage materials is crucial to the future renewable energy infrastructure. In this work, molybdenum disulfide/polypyrrole (MoS2/PPy) nanocomposites are synthesized in a facile...
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Facile synthesis and properties of chromium-doped cobalt oxide (Cr-doped Co3O4) nanostructures for supercapacitor applications
Chromium-doped cobalt oxide (Crx-doped Co3O4x = 1–10 at%) nanoflowers were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The structure, morphology, composition, and optical properties were analyzed with X-ray powd...
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Hybrid Nanocomposites of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) and CuO as Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Devices
The search for electrode materials as a potential candidate for Li-ion based batteries is important to achieve high-performance devices. This work constitutes the experimental and theoretical investigation of ...
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Simple synthesis of Ag-doped CdS nanostructure material with excellent properties
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is the most significant material due to discrete energy levels, size dependent optical properties, turntable band gap, quantum size effect, large photo resistivity and a wide range of pho...
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Investigation of Photocatalytic and Seed Germination Effects of TiO2 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Melia azedarach L. Leaf Extract
The captivating properties and versatile applications of TiO2 nanoparticles make them one of the emerging and widely used nanomaterials in current era. Green synthesis of nanoparticles is normally exploited to en...
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A Novel Ag2O/Fe–TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Conversion into Methane Under Visible Light
Modified TiO2 based nanomaterials have attained significant interest because of their unique morphology and excellent optical and photocatalytic properties. In this research, a very novel and highly efficient Ag2
