Enhanced solar photocatalytic performance of Cu-doped nanosized ZnO

Graphitic carbon nitride decorated with C–N compounds broken by s-triazine unit as homojunction for photocatalytic H2 evolution

“…5b, where it can be observed that pure BST displayed a relatively low PL intensity, while the PL intensity of CN/BST-0.05 is significantly stronger than that of pure CN and BST, indicating a higher concentration of photogenerated carriers after the introduction of BST. 45,46 The increased PL spectrum intensity reveals that BST can efficiently capture electrons generated by photo-excited CN, inhibiting the recombination of electron–hole pairs in pure CN nanosheets. Fig.…”

Facile Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of Hydrothermally Grown Cu2+-Doped ZnO–SnS Nanocomposites for MB Dye Degradation

“…Cu 2+ ions were selected as dopants because of their high thermal and electrical conductivity, physical and chemical properties that closely resemble Zn, large ionization energy, rapid incorporation into the host lattice, high photocatalytic efficiency, and isomorphic nature [19]. Among the existing fabrication methods, the hydrothermal method is preferred for the preparation of nano-phased materials at high temperature (up to 300 • C) and pressure (up to 10 bar) conditions [20]. The hydrothermal method has the advantages of uniform production, facile conditions, environmental safety, and low output loss.…”

The effects of copper doping on morphology and room-temperature photoluminescence of ZnO nanocolumns

“…Hydrothermal and sol-gel techniques are widely used and high yielding solutionbased routes. 30,31 Although successful, they do suffer the disadvantage of high waste generation. Another widely used method is pulse laser deposition, which produces high-quality crystals, however, at a low yield and much higher cost.…”