Enhanced visible-light photocatalysis via CeO2/NiO heterostructures integrated on silicon nanowires: correlating optical and dielectric properties with methylene blue degradation efficiency
Afaf Brik, Khaled Derkaoui, Toufik Hadjersi, Sabrina Naama, K. Benfadel, Soraya Bouachma, Soumia Benredouane, Khadidja Boukhouidem
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Materials sciencePhotocatalysisNanocompositeHeterojunctionNon-blocking I/OVisible spectrumMethylene blueDielectricChemical engineeringHydrothermal circulationSiliconDegradation (telecommunications)Chemical bath depositionCharge carrierEtching (microfabrication)OptoelectronicsHydrothermal synthesisNanotechnologyNanorodIsotropic etchingScanning electron microscopeRefractive indexHigh-κ dielectricDielectric lossNanoparticleMetalChemical vapor depositionMolybdenum disulfideZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materialsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors