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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Carbon-Based Ternary Nanocomposite: Bullet Type ZnO-SWCNT-CuO for Substantial Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Decomposition of Aqueous Organic Contaminants.

Santu Shrestha, Kamal Prasad Sapkota, Insup Lee, Md Akherul Islam, Anil Pandey, Narayan Gyawali, Jeasmin Akter, Harshavardhan Mohan, Taeho Shin, Sukmin Jeong and 1 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Santu ShresthaDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Kamal Prasad SapkotaDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Insup LeeDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Md Akherul IslamDepartment of Bioactive Material Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Anil PandeyDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Narayan GyawaliDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7810-7260
Jeasmin AkterDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8858-6488
Harshavardhan MohanDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6991-1396
Taeho ShinDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Sukmin JeongDepartment of Physics, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Jae Ryang HahnDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7948-6557

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2021R1I1A3045310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A facile two-step synthesis of ternary hetero-composites of ZnO, CuO, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) was developed through a recrystallization process followed by annealing. A series of nanocomposites were prepared by varying the weight ratio of copper(II) acetate hydrate and zinc(II) acetate dihydrate and keeping the weight ratio of SWCNTs constant. The results revealed the formation of heterojunctions (ZnO-SWCNT-CuO, ZSC) of three crystal structures adjacent to each other, forming a ternary wurtzite-structured nanoparticles along with defects. Enhanced charge separation (electron-hole pairs), reduced band gap, defect-enhanced specific surface area, and promoted oxidation potential were key factors for the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the ternary nanocomposites. OH

Indexed as

NanocompositesNanotubes, CarbonZinc OxideCatalysisCopperOrganometallic CompoundsSunlightZincCoppercupric acetatecupric oxideNanotubes, CarbonOrganometallic CompoundsZincZinc Oxidecarbon-based photocatalystdual Z schemeheterojunctionorganic dyesphotocatalystternary hetero-composite

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PMID36557942
PMCPMC9784868

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