Aerosol-Printed Silver 3D Mesh Decorated with Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants.

ABSTRACT: The efficient removal of organic pollutants from wastewater remains a critical challenge for environmental sustainability. Enhancing the surface area through the incorporation of a three-dimensional (3D) architecture offers a promising strategy to improve the photocatalytic degradation efficiency. Herein, we fabricated 3D silver (Ag) meshes using aerosol printing and further functionalized them with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs), creating a hierarchical architecture aimed at improving the photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants. Aerosol printing enabled the fabrication of a highly interconnected 3D Ag mesh with a significantly larger surface area compared to the conventional thin-film seed layer. The Schottky junction formed at the ZnO-Ag interface promoted effective charge se

SUBMITTER: Hossain E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12368665 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature