https://materialsinnovationsjournal.hexapb.com/index.php/materialsinnovations <p><strong>Materials Innovations (MI)</strong> is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to significant experimental and theoretical findings on the synthesis, structure, charachterization, processing and applications of materials. <em>Materials Innovation</em>s is dedicated to publishing peer reviewed novel, cutting edge reports of broad interest to the materials science community. The journal provides a platform for materials scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemists to communicate on the most important topics in the field of materials.</p> <p> </p> <p>Scope of the journal include, but not limited to, a variety of topics such as:</p> <p><strong>Materials -</strong> Metals and alloys, amorphous solids, ceramics, composites, polymers, semiconductors, biomaterials and biological materials, advanced materials, metamaterials, high-entropy alloys, Micro and nanostructures.</p> <p><strong>Synthesis -</strong> Quenching, solid state, solidification, solution synthesis, vapor deposition, high pressure, explosive, MOVPE and LPE epitaxial processes, single crystal growth.</p> <p><strong>Structures -</strong> Micro and nanostructures (nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles), nanocomposites, thin films, superlattices, quantum dots.</p> <p><strong>Properties -</strong> Mechanical, magnetic, optical, electrical, ferroelectric, thermal, interfacial, transport, thermodynamic, photoelectrochemical, photocatalytic, thermoelectric, biological.</p> en-US Materials Innovations 2790-1963 https://materialsinnovationsjournal.hexapb.com/index.php/materialsinnovations/article/view/1 <p>he energy and environment application can be improved dramatically by efficiently consuming a large section of the solar spectrum with the benefits of material engineering. Presently scientists are exploring the wide band gap metal oxides and their nanocomposites as heterogeneous photocatalysts for effective performance in wavelengths of solar light. Increased surface area, efficient photon absorption, and reduced recombination rate can be achieved by practical structural engineering and developing efficient nanocomposites. A thorough review of recent innovations in ZnO nanostructures/nanocomposites exclusively for photocatalytic dye degradation has been conducted. The study is conducted to develop insight into the effects of ZnO nanostructure and recent advancements in ZnO nanocomposites to improve the photocatalytic activity for organic pollutants in different radiations. The scrutinized view explores the structural and material engineering can extensively boost photocatalytic performance compared to the pristine ZnO.</p> sohana saba Copyright (c) 2022 2022-10-26 2022-10-26 1 1