Silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and optimization of photocatalytic efficiencies in UV domains
S. Arfaoui, A. Mejri, S. Eichendorff, A. Mars, G. Plantard · 2026
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Arfaoui and co-authors report a 2026 study on zinc oxide particles improved with silver, built to clean polluted water using light. Zinc oxide is a known light-driven catalyst, but it wastes much of the light it takes in because its excited charges recombine too fast. Silver particles can trap those charges, which keeps them apart and raises the useful effect.
The team made plain and silver-doped samples by a soft chemical route and checked their structure, light behavior, and cleaning power. They tested silver levels from none up to one percent by weight, under both ultraviolet and visible light. The one percent sample worked best, clearly beating plain zinc oxide. The authors conclude that silver doping lifts the material's strength for solar-driven cleaning tasks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | S. Arfaoui, A. Mejri, S. Eichendorff, A. Mars, G. Plantard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |