Publications by authors named "Nicola Lovergine"
In recent years, the presence of numerous xenobiotic substances, such as antibiotics, has been detected in water environments. They can be considered as environmental contaminants, even if their effect on human health has yet to be totally understood. Several approaches have been studied for the removal of these kinds of pollutants.
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- Zinc oxide nanostructures have been enhanced with plasmonic metal nanoparticles to improve their photocatalytic activity in visible light applications.
- An insulating SiO layer was added between the zinc oxide and silver nanoparticles, allowing precise control of its thickness between 5-40 nm.
- A thickness of around 10 nm was found to optimize the photocatalytic effects, boosting water oxidation under UV and visible light by balancing energy transfer processes.