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Increased Covalence and V-center mediated Dark Fenton-Like Reactions in V-doped TiO2: Mechanisms of Enhanced Charge-Transfer
Manju Kumari, Dilip Sasmal, Suresh Chandra Baral +5
Tuning the valence state and electronic structure of catalytically active sites is crucial for improving Fenton and Fenton-like reactions, which rely on the efficient activation of…
Interfacial Synergy in Ag-Doped CuO-AgCl-g-C3N4 Composites for Efficient Charge Separation and Low-power Methylene Blue Degradation
Suresh Chandra Baral, Uttama Kumar Saint, Dilip Sasmal +5
An Ag-doped CuO-AgCl-g-C3N4 heterostructure has been designed to achieve rapid Methylene Blue (MB) degradation through a synergistic photo-Fenton mechanism driven by low-power UV i…
Hexagonal polymorphism induced structural disorder and dielectric anomalies of Ca/Mn modified BaTiO3
P. Maneesha, Dilip Sasmal, Rakhi Saha +7
This work involves the local structural investigation of the samples using Extended X-ray Absorption Spectra (EXAFS) analysis to investigate structural changes due to the Ca and Mn…
Estimating the Diffuseness for the Non-Relaxor Type Ferroelectric to Paraelectric Phase Transition in BaTiO3
Prithwiraj Ganguly, Prashant Joshi, Maneesha Puthiyoth +2
The normal ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition in model ferroelectric materials such as BaTiO3 is typically characterized by a sharp, well-defined dielectric constant pe…
Recent advances in hydrogen production using sulfide-based photocatalysts
Suresh Chandra Baral, Dilip Sasmal, Mitali Hupele +2
Sulfide-based photocatalysts (PC) are promising materials for efficiently producing hydrogen (H2). This chapter aims to provide a detailed survey of the recent advancements in sulf…
Effect of pH on photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue in water by facile hydrothermally grown TiO2 Nanoparticles under Natural Sunlight
Uttama Kumar Saint, Suresh Chandra Baral, Dilip Sasmal +4
Each year, the production of synthetic dye wastewater reaches a trillion tons, posing a significant challenge to addressing water scarcity on a global level. Hence, the treatment o…