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ArticleHeliyon2023

Synthesis of p-CuO/n-ZnO heterostructure by microwave hydrothermal method and evaluation of its photo and bio-catalytic performance.

Deepu Habbanakuppe Ramakrishnegowda, Kampalapura S Chandrakantha, Deepadarshan Urs, Mohamed Elfeky, Jagadish Krishnegowda, Shobith Rangappa, Kanchugarakoppal S Rangappa, Srikantaswamy Shivanna

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Microwave Synthesis of CuNi/TiOChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Deepu Habbanakuppe RamakrishnegowdaDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore, 570005, Karnataka, India.
Kampalapura S ChandrakanthaCentre for Materials Science and Technology, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570006, India.
Deepadarshan UrsInflammation Research Laboratory, Department of Studies & Research in Biochemistry, Mangalore University, Jnana Kaveri Post Graduate Center, Kodagu, Karnataka, 571232, India.
Mohamed ElfekyDepartment of Biochemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21526, Egypt.
Jagadish KrishnegowdaDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, Yuvarajas Collage, University of Mysore, Mysore, 570005, Karnataka, India.
Shobith RangappaAdichunchanagiri Institute for Molecular Medicine, Adichunchanagiri University, B.G. Nagara, 571448, Mandya, India.
Kanchugarakoppal S RangappaInstitution of Excellence, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570006, India.
Srikantaswamy ShivannaCentre for Materials Science and Technology, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570006, India.
University of Mysore · INAlexandria University · EGInstitute of Molecular Medicine · INMangalore University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of photocatalysts without noble metals is of great interest in the industrial field for the degradation of organic pollutants. In this study, a CuO/ZnO heterostructure was synthesized using the microwave hydrothermal method and characterized using various analytical techniques. The synthesized CuO/ZnO photocatalyst exhibited a low bandgap energy of 2.4 eV, enabling efficient visible light absorption. The photocatalytic activity of the CuO/ZnO heterostructure was evaluated for the degradation of Methyl Orange (MO) dye and showed a high degradation efficiency of 99 % due to its excellent electron-hole charge separation. The biological activity of the synthesized CuO/ZnO catalyst was further investigated through protein docking studies, which showed promising results. The CuO/ZnO was also evaluated for its anticancer and antibacterial properties. It exhibited effective anticancer activity against prostate cancer cells (PC-3) in a dose-dependent manner, with an IC

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Antibacterial activityAnticancer activityClosed vessel microwave hydrothermal methodDye degradationPhoto response

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PMID38076179
PMCPMC10703636
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