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Cu-doped ZnO/Ag/CuO heterostructure: superior photocatalysis and charge transfer.
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- Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin by GO/ZnO/Ag Composite Materials.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- First-Principles Study of the Consequences of Cerium Doping on the Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Doped semiconductor heterostructures have superior properties compared to their components. In this study, we observed the synthesis of Cu-doped ZnO/Ag/CuO heterostructure with the presence of charge transfer and visible light-harvesting properties resulting from doping and heterojunction. The porous heterostructures were prepared using the bottom-up combustion (BUC) approach. This method generated porous heterostructures by eliminating gaseous by-products. X-ray diffraction (XRD) optimization revealed that the ideal conditions included 1.00 g of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a synthesis temperature of 50 °C, and a 1 hour calcination time. Introducing copper (Cu) into the zinc oxide (ZnO) lattice caused a high-angle shift in the XRD pattern peaks. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images and XRD patterns confirmed the formation of Cu-doped ZnO/Ag/CuO (c-zac) heterostructures. Elemental mapping analysis confirmed the even surface distribution of Ag metal. The c-zac heterostructures exhibited superior optoelectrical and charge transfer properties compared to single ZnO. The heterostructures demonstrated improved methylene blue (MB) dye degradation potential (
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