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Luminescent C-Dots: Fabrication, Characterization And Application As Potential Photocatalyst And Fluorescent Sensor

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Dr Alex Ibhadon A.O.Ibhadon@hull.ac.uk
Reader, Catalysis and Reactor Engineering

Visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green dye based on cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) nanoparticles (2018)
Journal Article
Taneja, P., Sharma, S., Umar, A., Mehta, S. K., Ibhadon, A. O., & Kansal, S. K. (2018). Visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green dye based on cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) nanoparticles. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 211, 335-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.02.041

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Herein, we report the successful surfactant free synthesis, characterization and visible light driven photocatalytic application of highly crystalline cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles were cha... Read More about Visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green dye based on cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) nanoparticles.

A Facile synthesis of silver modified ZnO nanoplates for efficient removal of ofloxacin drug in aqueous phase under solar irradiation (2018)
Journal Article
Kaur, A., Gupta, G., Ibhadon, A. O., Salunke, D. B., Sinha, A. S., & Kansal, S. K. (2018). A Facile synthesis of silver modified ZnO nanoplates for efficient removal of ofloxacin drug in aqueous phase under solar irradiation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6(3), 3621-3630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.05.032

Here we report, silver modified ZnO was successfully synthesized via hydrothermal method. The as-prepared material was further characterized in detail for their structural, morphological and optical properties using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transfo... Read More about A Facile synthesis of silver modified ZnO nanoplates for efficient removal of ofloxacin drug in aqueous phase under solar irradiation.

Solar light driven photocatalytic degradation of levofloxacin using TiO2/carbon-dot nanocomposites (2018)
Journal Article
Sharma, S., Umar, A., Mehta, S. K., Ibhadon, A. O., & Kansal, S. K. (2018). Solar light driven photocatalytic degradation of levofloxacin using TiO2/carbon-dot nanocomposites. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 42(9), 7445-7456. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nj05118b

This paper reports the synthesis of TiO2 quantum dots, carbon dots (C-dots), and TiO2/C-dots using facile sol-gel and hydrothermal methods. The synthesized quantum dots were further characterized in detail to understand their crystalline, structural,... Read More about Solar light driven photocatalytic degradation of levofloxacin using TiO2/carbon-dot nanocomposites.