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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Multifunctional ZnO Nanomaterials with Broad-Spectrum Defect-State Absorption for Enhancing the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes.

Ai Zhou, Hongyun Li, Jie Fang

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ai ZhouFood and Pharmacy College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China.ORCID 0009-0006-0368-2176
Hongyun LiSuzhou Ultra-Nano Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1471-5248
Jie FangFood and Pharmacy College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0465-6635

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Jie Fang JX6311132223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials have attracted widespread attention from researchers due to their morphology-dependent properties, eco-friendly characteristics, and potential as a sustainable photocatalyst with a broad range of applications. Therefore, in this study, three different ZnO nanostructures-nanosheets (NSs), nanoflowers (NFs), and nanorods (NBs)-were synthesized via a controlled precipitation method. Among these, NFs exhibited the highest photocatalytic efficiency. The obtained samples exhibited broad optical absorption edges extending into the visible region (corresponding to apparent energies of 1.81-2.09 eV), which is attributed to the sub-bandgap states induced by oxygen vacancies rather than intrinsic bandgap narrowing-far lower than the bandgap of bulk ZnO (3.37 eV). Their photocatalytic performance was evaluated by the degradation of Methyl Blue (MB), Methyl Orange (MO), and Rhodamine B (RhB) under UV or sunlight. Notably, the NFs achieved rapid degradation of MB and RhB within 90 min under UV irradiation without the addition of any H

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broad-spectrum absorptionmorphology controloxygen vacancyphotocatalytic degradationzinc oxide

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PMCPMC13117834

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