The photoluminescence, field emission and femtosecond nonlinear absorption properties of Al-doped ZnO nanowires, nanobelts, and nanoplane-cone morphologies

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) nanowires, nanobelts and nanoplane-cone nanostructures have been successfully synthesized.

Controllable Ag nanoparticle coated ZnO nanorod arrays on an alloy substrate with enhanced field emission performance

Ag–ZnO nanocomposites are conveniently prepared on alloy substrates, leading to much improved field emission performances.

Spatially branched CdS–Bi2S3 heteroarchitecture: single step hydrothermal synthesis approach with enhanced field emission performance and highly responsive broadband photodetection

This report explores the controlled hierarchical synthesis of CdS nanostructure branches on Bi₂S₃ nanorod cores via a facile single step hydrothermal route for field emission and photo detector applications.

NiO/Ag heterostructure: enhanced UV emission intensity, exchange interaction and photocatalytic activity

The effect of direct Ag coating on the optical and catalytic properties of NiO flake-like structures has been investigated in detail in this work.

3D Hetero-architecture of GdB6 nanoparticles on lessened cubic Cu2O nanowires: enhanced field emission behaviour

The simplicity of the synthesis route coupled with better field emission properties of the GdB₆/Cu₂O hetero-architecture makes it a promising cathode for high current density applications.

Pt-nanoparticle functionalized carbon nano-onions for ultra-high energy supercapacitors and enhanced field emission behaviour

In the present work, we have investigated the charge storage capacitive response and field emission behaviour of platinum (Pt) nanoparticles decorated on carbon nano onions (CNOs) and compared them with those of pristine carbon nano onions.

Spontaneous hyper-branching in ZnO nanostructures: morphology dependent electron emission and light detection

The structure and intrinsic defect-induced electron field emission and photodetection are monitored in ZnO nanoforms with assorted morphology prepared in ambient conditions via a facile wet chemical approach.

Sun-light-driven photocatalytic activity by ZnO/Ag heteronanostructures synthesized via a facile thermal decomposition approach

ZnO/Ag heteronanostructures with good photocatalytic activity towards photodegradation of methylene blue have been synthesized using a facile thermal decomposition approach.

Manipulation on ZnO heterostructures: from binary ZnO–Ag to ternary ZnO–Ag–polypyrrole

A ternary composite ZnO–Ag–polypyrrole was synthesized through a fast reaction between zinc acetate and hexamethylenetetramine followed by an in situ surface polymerization process. The sample exhibited a superior catalytic performance in the degradation of methylene blue under both UV irradiation and visible light.