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Theoretical and experimental investigation of visible light responsive AgBiS2-TiO2 heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic applications /

Ganguly, Priyanka; Mathew, Snehamol; Clarizia, Laura; Akande, A.; Kumar R, Syam; Hinder, Steven; Breen, Ailish; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2019)

The formation of heterostructure nanocomposite has been demonstrated to be an effective route to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency. Ternary chalcogenides (TC) with remarkable visible light absorption, are identified ...

Solid Electrolytes for High-Temperature Stable Batteries and Supercapacitors /

Kumaravel, Vignesh; Bartlett, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (Wiley, 2021)

Reports of recent fire accidents in the electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) industries show that thermal runaway (TR) reactions are a key consideration for the industry. Utilization of solid electrolytes (SEs) could ...

Mo doped TiO2 : impact on oxygen vacancies, anatase phase stability and photocatalytic activity /

Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Michel, Marie Clara; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Gascó, Antonio; Ruiz-Palomar, César; Hermosilla, Daphne; Pillai, Suresh C. (IOP Publishing, 2020)

This work outlines an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of molybdenum (Mo) doping on the oxygen vacancy formation and photocatalytic activity of TiO2. Analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction ...

Indium-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts with High-Temperature Anatase Stability /

Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Sharma, Preetam K.; Singh, Anukriti; Byrne, J. Anthony; Harrison, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2019)

The thermal stability of anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a prerequisite to fabricate photocatalyst coated indoor building materials for use in antimicrobial and self-cleaning applications under normal room light ...

Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts: A review of recent advances /

Thomas, Nishanth; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2020)

Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts are emerging as excellent materials for applications related to water purification. In this review, recent trends in the synthesis and application of heterogeneous Fenton catalysts for the ...

Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives /

O'Dowd, Kris; Nair, Keerthi M.; Forouzandeh, Parnia; Mathew, Snehamol; Grant, Jamie; Moran, Ruth; Bartlett, John; Bird, Jerry; Pillai, Suresh C. (MDPI, 2020)

The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, greatly affecting how humans as a whole interact, work and go about their daily life. One of the key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is ...

Face masks and respirators in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of the standards and testing methods /

Forouzandeh, Parnia; O'Dowd, Kris; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2020-09-19)

This shortage has resulted in an increase in production of PPE to meet the demand, and as a result, several substandard equipment has entered the market. With face masks and respirators now beginning to see widespread use ...

New insights into the efficient charge transfer of ternary chalcogenides composites of TiO2 /

Ganguly, Priyanka; Muscetta, Marica; Padmanabhane, Nisha T.; Clariziad, Laura; Akande, A.; Hinder, Steven; Mathew, Snehamol; John, Honey; Breen, Ailish; Pillai, Suresh C.; Kumar Ramesh, Syam (Elsevier, 2020-10-05)

A two-step solvothermal synthesis was adopted to prepare AgXSe2-TiO2 (X = In, Bi) composites. DFT study of the pristine parent samples showed the formation of the hexagonal phase of AgBiSe2, and tetragonal phase of AgInSe2 ...

2D Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production /

Ganguly, Priyanka; Harb, Moussab; Cao, Zhen; Cavallo, Luigi; Breen, Ailish; Dervin, Saoirse; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2019)

The photocatalytic water splitting technique is a promising alternative to produce hydrogen using a facile and proficient method. In the current Review, recent progress made in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction ...

Toxicity of Nanomaterials: Exposure, Pathways, Assessment, and Recent Advances /

Ganguly, Priyanka; Breen, Ailish; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2018)

Growth in production of manufactured goods and the use of nanomaterials in consumer products has mounted in the past few decades. Nanotoxicology or toxicity assessment of these engineered products is required to understand ...

In vitro pulmonary toxicity of thermally processed titania nanotubes /

Dervin, Saoirse; Panaitescu, Eugen; Menon, Latika; Hinder, Steven; Pillai, Suresh C.; Garvey, Mary (Springer, 2020)

he current study examined the in vitro pulmonary toxicity of titania nanotubes induced by the morphological and crystalline changes associated with post-synthetic thermal processing. A549 lung carcinoma cells were exposed ...

Modification of TiO2 with hBN: high temperature anatase phase stabilisation and photocatalytic degradation of 1,4-dioxane /

Byrne, Ciara; Rhatigan, Stephen; Hermosilla, Daphne; Merayo, Noemí; Blanco, Angeles; Michel, Marie Clara; Hinder, Steven; Nolan, Michael; Pillai, Suresh C. (IoP, 2019)

This paper examines the modification of anatase TiO2 with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and the impact this coupling has on the temperature of the anatase to rutile phase transition and photocatalytic activity. All samples ...