journal article·2026-04

Pr3+ engineered ZnO photocatalyst: Elucidating the role of bandgap shift and oxygen vacancies in dye degradation under natural solar light

Ashwani Kumar, Mohd Shkir, Aslam Khan, Mohd Taukeer Khan, Pankaj Sharma, R. Marnadu, Thamraa Alshahrani

Ceramics International· Volume 52· Issue 9
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