• openAccess   Behavior of Bi2S3 under ultrasound irradiation for Rhodamine B dye degradation 

      Teodoro , Vinícius; Barrios Trench, Aline; da Trindade, Letícia; jacomaci, natalia; Beltrán Mir, Héctor; Andres, Juan; Cordoncillo, Eloisa; Bettini, Jefferson; Longo, Elson Elsevier (2021-10-16)
      In this study, we have demonstrated that Bi2S3 semiconductor under ultrasound behaves as a piezoelectric material, facilitating the transfer of electrons and holes, thus enabling the formation of oxidizing agents. In the ...
    • openAccess   Connecting morphology and photoluminescence emissions in β-Ag2MoO4 microcrystals 

      Teodoro , Vinícius; Gouveia, Amanda; Machado, Thales Rafael; Barrios Trench, Aline; jacomaci, natalia; Assis, Marcelo de; Marques, Gilmar Eugenio; Daldin Teodoro, Marcio; San-Miguel, Miguel A.; Andres, Juan; Bettini, Jefferson; Longo, Elson Elsevier (2021-10-23)
      This work elucidates the morphology-photoluminescence (PL) emission relationships, based on experimental and calculated results, on β-Ag2MoO4 samples synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. It was shown that ...
    • openAccess   Microwave-Driven Hexagonal-to-Monoclinic Transition in BiPO4: An In-Depth Experimental Investigation and First-Principles Study 

      Mora Tello, Ana Cristina; Assis, Marcelo de; Menasce, Ricardo; Gouveia, Amanda; Teodoro , Vinícius; jacomaci, natalia; ZAGHETE, MARIA; Andres, Juan; Marques, Gilmar E.; Teodoro, Marcio D.; da Silva, Albérico B. F.; Bettini, Jefferson; Longo, Elson American Chemical Society (2020-06-01)
      Present theoretical and experimental work provides an in-depth understanding of the morphological, structural, electronic, and optical properties of hexagonal and monoclinic polymorphs of bismuth phosphate (BiPO4). Herein, ...
    • openAccess   Rational Design of W-Doped Ag3PO4 as an Efficient Antibacterial Agent and Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutant Degradation 

      Barrios Trench, Aline; Machado, Thales Rafael; Gouveia, Amanda; Foggi, Camila Cristina; Teodoro , Vinícius; Sanchez Montes, Isaac; Teixeira, Mayara Mondego; da Trindade, Letícia; jacomaci, natalia; Perrin, Andre; perrin, christiane; Aquino, Jose M.; Andres, Juan; Longo, Elson ACS Publications (2020-09-11)
      Bacterial and organic pollutants are major problems with potential adverse impacts on human health and the environment. A promising strategy to alleviate these impacts consists in designing innovative photocatalysts with ...
    • openAccess   Zinc-substituted Ag2CrO4: A material with enhanced photocatalytic and biological activity 

      Pinatti, Ivo M; Mora Tello, Ana Cristina; Barrios Trench, Aline; Foggi, Camila Cristina; Pereira, Paula; Teixeira, Mayara Mondego; jacomaci, natalia; Andres, Juan; Longo, Elson Elsevier (2020-05-01)
      In the past years, new environmentally-friendly photocatalysts have been reported, but the realization of efficient visible-light driven photocatalyst with highly active bactericidal and fungicidal activity is still ...