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Synthesis of highly crystalline BiOI thin films for the photocatalytic removal of antibiotics in tap water and secondary effluents: Assessing the potential hazard of treated water

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Unveiling Polaronic Effects on Carrier Transport in BiOBr, BiOI, and BiOBr–BiOI Heterostructures

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Solution‐Processed Bismuth Oxide Iodide/Organic‐Semiconductor Heterojunction for UV–vis‐NIR Photoresponsive Electronics

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Improved performance of TiO2 nanoarray/BiOI heterojunction all-solid-state solar cells by incorporating BiFeO3 perovskite interlayer

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Long-term solar water and CO2 splitting with photoelectrochemical BiOI–BiVO4 tandems

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Emerging Indoor Photovoltaic Technologies for Sustainable Internet of Things

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ZnO/BiOI heterojunction photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity

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CeO2 nanoparticle-modified BiOI nanoflowers as visible-light-driven heterojunction photocatalyst for tetracycline degradation and antibacterial

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