Iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles were prepared by combination of sol-gel autocombustion and ultrasonic irradiation. The XRD pattern reveals that the crystallite size of sample is 36.7 nm and the phase identification shows hematite, syn has been crystalized. The morphology of the sample investigated by FESEM showed that particle size of the sample was about 76 nm. The optic...

Transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) with eccentric properties are emerging 2D nanomaterials intriguing applications in the photo and electro-catalytic water splitting (Wsp). MXenes have a regular planer structure large specific surface area (SSA), excellent hydrophilicity, metallic conductivity, wide range of functionalities termination groups, making them promising candidate for long-t...

Abstract Silver orthophosphate (Ag 3 PO 4 ) is an attractive photocatalytic catalyst for disinfection and degradation, but its instability arising from silver release generates significant environmental issue. Aiming to develop a highly efficient environmental-friendly catalyst, we synthesized Ag nanoparticle incorporated hierarchical porous silica @ h -SiO 2 as novel high-performance without o...

Transition metal doping into the TiO2 lattice can expand the response of these metal oxide nano particles to the visible region. In view of this, Mo ion is doped into the TiO2 lattice in order to understand the mechanism of its photo response. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–Visible absorption spectroscopy, UV–Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, SEM...

A 2,2'-bipyridyl-containing poly(arylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly(arylene-vinylene) polymer, acting as a light-harvesting ligand system, was synthesized and coupled to an organometallic rhodium complex designed for photocatalytic NAD(+)/NADH reduction. The material, which absorbs over a wide spectral range, was characterized by using various analytical techniques, confirming its chemical structure ...

This study evaluated: I) the effect of photo-activation through ceramics on the degree of conversion (DC) and on the Knoop hardness (KHN) of light- and dual-cured resin cements; and II) two different protocols for obtaining the spectra of uncured materials, to determine the DC of a dual-cured resin cement. Thin films of cements were photo-activated through ceramics [feldspathic porcelain (FP); ...