journal article·2025-11

pH-tuned synthesis of Zn0.97Dy0.03O nanostructures via co-precipitation: correlating morphology, photocatalytic, and antibacterial behavior

Carla T. Soares, Aimée G. Jerônimo, Willams A. Albuquerque, Kallyandra M. Silva, Monica S. Rodrigues, Luciano C. Almeida, Pollyana Trigueiro, Ramón R. Peña-Garcia

Ceramics International· Volume 51· Issue 26
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