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Photoluminescence and Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/Mn Hierarchical Structures
ZnO/Mn hierarchical structures have been synthesized by a facile one-step solution route at room temperature and their structure, morphology, photoluminescence, and photocatalytic activity fully investigated. ...
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Comparative Study of Structural and Photocatalytic Properties of M-Doped (M = Ce3+, Zn2+, Cu2+) Dendritic-Like CdS
M-doped (M = Ce3+, Zn2+, Cu2+) dendritic-like CdS has been synthesized by a hydrothermal method. As-prepared samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, field-emission scanning electron micros...
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Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Ce-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays via Anodic Oxidation
Ce-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) were prepared successfully through one-step anodic oxidation methods. The structural and morphological features of the TNAs were monitored by x-ray diffraction and field emiss...
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Synthesis of Hierarchical Self-Assembled CuO and Their Structure-Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance
Hierarchical self-assembled CuO hollow microspheres with superior photocatalytic performance are synthesized via a simple hydrothermal process in the presence of cationic surfactants (cetyltrimethylammonium br...
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Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity on (MnO@TNTAs):Mn2+ with a Hierarchical Sandwich-Like Nanostructure via a Two-Step Procedure
Several semiconductor nanomaterial devices are increasingly being applied in a variety of fields, especially in the treating of environmental pollutants. We have fabricated (MnO@TNTAs):Mn2+ with sandwich-like nan...
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of La3+-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes with Full Wave-Band Absorption
TiO2 nanotubes doped with La3+ were synthesized by anodic oxidation method and the photocatalytic activity was detected by photodegrading methylene blue. As-prepared samples improved the absorption of both ultrav...
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Fabrication of Both TiO2 Nanostructures and Cysteine-Modified AAO Membranes and Their Application in Chiral Selective Transport of Proteins
Chirality is a widespread phenomenon in nature, which plays an essential role in the metabolism of organisms. It is highly associated with a lot of significant biological processes, such as transport and trans...
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Controllable Synthesis of MoS2@TiO2 Composite Nanostructure by Anodic Oxidation-Hydrothermal Technique
MoS2@TiO2 composite nanostructure arrays consisting of thin MoS2 nanosheets on the surface of anodized TiO2 nanotube arrays were successfully synthesized with a facile anodic oxidation-hydrothermal technique. In ...
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Photocatalytic Performance of Cubic and Hexagonal Phase CdS Synthesized via Different Cd Sources
CdS has been widely used in photocatalysis, by virtue of its sensitivity to visible-light irradiation. But CdS has two crystalline phases, which are not equally well understood. Hence, we synthesized cubic pha...
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C@ZnO Self-assembly Composite Nanostructure with a Strong Absorption Capacity in UV–Visible Light and Its Optical Properties
C@ZnO nanostructure was fabricated on ITO by an electrochemical deposition method using the three-electrode configuration at a constant potential and the mixture of zinc sulfate heptahydrate, potassium chlorid...
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Synthesis and Influence Factors Study of 4A Molecular Sieve via Halloysite
A 4A Zeolite molecular sieve was successfully synthesized with a facile hydrothermal method. We used Yunnan soft kaolin as raw material, purified Halloysite and synthesized a 4A Zeolite molecular sieve directl...
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Electrodeposition and Photocatalytic Performance of Self-Assembled Tulip Flower/Mulberry-Like CuO Nanostructures
Copper oxide as a p-type semiconductor has been widely used in the field of catalysis. Monoclinic CuO nanostructures with various shapes have been synthesized on indium tin oxide-coated glass substrates via elect...
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Enhanced Photodegradation Activity of Organic Pollutants Contained in Sewage Through Construction of a CuO/Ag Composite Nanostructure
Noble metal deposition is one of the most effective optimization methods for improving the photochemical properties of metal semiconductor oxides. In this paper, vertically aligned CuO nanowires were synthesiz...
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The Construction of a ZnO/CdS Heterostructure with Synergistic Enhanced Effect in Photocatalytic and Self-Cleaning Performance
In this work, we explore the synergy of the photocatalytic reaction endowed with improvement of self-cleaning performance. A ZnO/CdS heterostructure was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal-chemical bath d...
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Preparation of g-C3N4 with High Specific Surface Area and Photocatalytic Stability
g-C3N4 with porous structure has been synthesized by a thermal polymerization method and its specific surface area regulated by changing the calcination temperature. The as-prepared g-C3N4 was characterized by x-...
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Anodic Oxidation of TC4 Substrate to Synthesize Ce-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance
Starting from the urgent need for water pollution treatment, TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) and Ce-doped TNAs have been prepared on TC4 titanium alloy substrate via anodic oxidation. Several properties of TNAs and C...
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Electrodeposition of ZnO Nanorods with Synergistic Photocatalytic and Self-Cleaning Effects
The problem of water pollution has become an urgent global issue. As one approach for addressing this problem, in this work, rod-like ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a simple electrodeposition method, w...
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Thermal Oxidation and SILAR Method to Prepare CuO/CdS Composite Nanostructure and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties
In this study, a series of CuO/CdS composites were synthesized by thermal oxidation and successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). The as-prepared CuO/CdS composites were investigated by x-ray dif...