journal article·2026-05

Green synthesis of spherical ZnO nanoplates possessing lower band gap energy and higher photocatalytic performance

Parmeshwar Lal Meena, Rohitash Meena, Jugmohan Meena, Sapna Meena, Ajay Kumar Surela, Nitin Kumar, Hari Ram Dhanetia, Manickam Selvaraj

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