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Development of a piezoelectric nanogenerator based on mesoporous silica/zinc oxide hybrid nanocomposite fibres
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
The current research paper presents an investigation of the piezoelectric performances of five different polyvinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene (PHP) systems fabricated by electrospinning. Morphological and structural ...
In situ synthesized amphiphilic polysulfone-poly(ethylene-glycol) block copolymer/silver nanocomposite for separating oil/water emulsion
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2022 , Article)
This work reports the synthesis of silver nanoparticles from the precursors, silver nitrate and sodium bromide, and the in situ synthesis of polysulfone (PSf)-poly(ethylene-glycol) (PEG) block copolymer (BCP) in the presence ...
Stretchable quaternary phasic PVDF-HFP nanocomposite films containing graphene-titania-SrTiO3 for mechanical energy harvesting
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Springer Nature
, 2018 , Article)
Integrating efficient energy harvesting materials in to soft, flexible, and eco-friendly substrates could yield significant breakthroughs in wearable and flexible electronics. Substantial advances are emerged in fabricating ...
Surface Plasmonic Resonance and Z-Scheme Charge Transport Synergy in Three-Dimensional Flower-like Ag-CeO2-ZnO Heterostructures for Highly Improved Photocatalytic CO2Reduction
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American Chemical Society
, 2021 , Article)
The design and engineering of plasmonic metal nanocomposite photocatalysts offer an operative approach for highly efficient CO2 photoreduction. Herein, the authors report a plasmonic 3D flower-like (3DF) Ag-CeO2-ZnO ...
Recent progress and multifunctional applications of 3D printed graphene nanocomposites
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article Review)
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of available peer-reviewed literature in which graphene and/or its derivatives are incorporated into a polymer matrix in order to enhance the final properties and functionalities ...
Direct Z-scheme Cs2O-Bi2O3-ZnO heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2018 , Article)
In this work, a direct Z-scheme Cs2O-Bi2O3-ZnO heterostructure without any electron mediator is fabricated by a simple solution combustion route. Cs2O is chosen as a sensitizer to expand the light absorption range, and in ...
Piezo- and Thermoelectric Materials from Biopolymer Composites
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Energy or power harvesting materials based on polymer nanocomposites have emerged as stable sources of electrical energy. Their wider applications ranging from aerospace to military and from automobiles to e-clothing signify ...
Flexible tri-layer piezoelectric nanogenerator based on PVDF-HFP/Ni-doped ZnO nanocomposites
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2017 , Article)
In this work, we report Ni doped ZnO/poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) [PVDF-HFP] nanocomposites prepared by sandwiching and their structural, morphological, thermal, electrical and piezoelectric properties. ...
CeO2 Nanostructures Enriched with Oxygen Vacancies for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
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American Chemical Society
, 2020 , Article)
Synthesizing nanomaterials at the expense of solar energy and the associated energy generation have utmost significance as far as environmental sustainability is concerned. Here, sunlight-assisted combustion synthesis of ...
A comparative review of natural and synthetic biopolymer composite scaffolds
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article Review)
Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments. To achieve this, scaffolds act as delivery ...