In the present paper, we have investigated effect of plasmonic gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) decoration on photocatalytic efficiency molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets. The Au NPs are grown surfaces chemically exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets by chemical reduction method with four different concentrations. resulting Au-MoS2 nanostructures (NSs) then characterized X-ray diffractometer, Raman spectro...

The synergistic effect of binary CdTiO2 and ternary NiCdTiO2 on the photocatalytic efficiency TiO2 nanoparticles was investigated. SEM analysis demonstrates spherical NPs different sizes present in agglomerated form. structural nanocomposites reveals a porous structure for with well deposited Cd Ni NPs. TEM images show as highly crystalline particles having cubical geometry an average particle ...

Among the new photovoltaic technologies, the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC) is becoming a realistic approach towards energy markets such as BIPV (Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics). In order to improve the performances of DSCs and to increase their commercial attractiveness, cheap, colourful, stable and highly efficient ruthenium-free dyes must be developed. Here we report the synthesis and co...

Immobilizing of zero-valent iron in mono- and bi-metallic systems on the bentonite clay surface as new nanocatalyst were synthesized and used to degrade model acidic dyes from aqueous media. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis were ...

Previous work has shown that certain steroidal bis-(N-phenyl)ureas, derived from cholic acid, form crystals in the P6(1) space group with unusually wide unidimensional pores. A key feature of the nanoporous steroidal urea (NPSU) structure is that groups at either end of the steroid are directed into the channels and may in principle be altered without disturbing the crystal packing. Herein we r...

We developed a unique strategy for fabricating hierarchically structured (nanoparticles-in-beads) Zn2SnO4 beads (ZTO-Bs), which were then used to produce ternary metal oxide-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs were fabricated using the ZTO-Bs as the photoelectrodes and highly absorbable organic dyes as the sensitizers. The DSSCs based on the ZTO-Bs and the organic dyes (SJ-E1 and SJ...

In this work, a ZnO-layered double hydroxide@graphitic carbon nitride composite (ZnO-LDH@C₃N₄) was synthesized via co-precipitation method with solvothermal treatment. The structure and morphology of ZnO-LDH@C₃N₄ composite were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopes/transmission electron microscopes (SEM/TEM), ...

Azo dyes are produced in very large quantities and used as reactive dyes by the cotton industry. They are very stable and resistant to chemical processes. Therefore, their removal from industrial effluents by conventional methods (mechanical screening, sedimentation, biological treatment, biofilters) alone is usually not very effective. This problem can be solved by combining the conventional t...

PURPOSE Near-IR fluorescence imaging has great potential for noninvasive in vivo imaging of tumors. In this study, we show the preferential uptake and retention of two hepatamethine cyanine dyes, IR-783 and MHI-148, in tumor cells and tissues. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IR-783 and MHI-148 were investigated for their ability to accumulate in human cancer cells, tumor xenografts, and spontaneous mouse...