Effects of Ag loading on structural and photocatalytic properties of flower-like ZnO microspheres

Fabrication and Potential Applications of Highly Durable Superhydrophobic Polyethylene Terephthalate Fabrics Produced by In-Situ Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanowires Deposition and Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Packaging

“…Various nanomaterials were deposited on the surface of substrates to mimic the papilla of the lotus leaf, including zinc oxide (ZnO) [ 10 ], TiO 2 [ 11 ], WO 3 [ 12 ], silica [ 13 ], silver [ 14 ], and carbon [ 15 ]. ZnO is an interesting material because of its varied surface morphologies, including flower-like [ 16 , 17 ], nanorods [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ], nanoneedles [ 22 ], and nanowires [ 23 , 24 ]. ZnO can be used to introduce different roughness sizes on the surface.…”

An Emerging Visible-Light Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite for Photocatalytic Applications

“…Heterogeneous photocatalysis consists in the dispersion of a solid material, usually a semiconductor, that when irradiated at appropriated wavelengths is capable to generate highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can degrade organic pollutants [12,13]. Photocatalysis main advantages are: the room temperature operation, the utilization of clean and renewable solar light as the driving force and any production of hazardous residues after mineralization to align with the "zero" waste scheme for industries [14,15].…”

Dual functional oyster shell-derived Ag/ZnO/CaCO3 nanocomposites with enhanced catalytic and antibacterial activities for water purification

“…[20][21][22][23] By far, various kinds of synthetic strategies, such as electrochemical, decomposition, microwave assisted technology and wet chemical, have been designed for the fabrication of binary Ag/ZnO, but they are generally costly, ammable and toxic. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] Therefore, developing an efficient and environmentally friendly route to prepare binary Ag/ZnO is urgently required. Recently, the plant exact is considered to be one of the most efficient methods, since the unique biological molecules (such as sugars, polyphenols and avonoids, plant extracts, especially Cacumen platycladi extracts) can act as reducing, covering and stable agents in the synthesis process.…”