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Boosting the photocatalytic H2O2 production of covalent organic frameworks with a heteroatom-locked acceptor and gas diffusion system

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Efficient H2O2 photosynthesis through linker engineering of benzotrithiophene-based covalent organic frameworks

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Constructing Donor‐Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient H2O2 Photosynthesis Coupled with Oxidative Organic Transformations

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Advances in Covalent–Organic Frameworks for Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis

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Porous Organic Frameworks with Integrative Task-Specific O2/H2O Active Sites and Donor–Acceptor Dyads for Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation

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Integrating Pyridine and Triazine into Covalent Organic Frameworks to Boost Photosynthesis of H2O2

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Porous organic framework materials for photocatalytic H2O2 production

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Hexagonal Hollow Porous Organic Framework Nanotubes for Efficient Photocatalytic H2O2 Production in Pure H2O under O2 Atmosphere

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Structural design and property regulation of organic polymers for photocatalytic synthesis of H2O2

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Multicomponent one-pot construction of benzo[f]quinoline-linked covalent organic frameworks for H2O2 photosynthesis

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Porous organic polymers based on benzothiazole or benzimidazole for photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in pure water

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Advancing Bifunctional Photocatalysis With COF‐Based Materials: Synergistic H2O2 Production and In Situ Utilization

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Photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production: Advances, mechanistic insights, and emerging challenges

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Pyrene-based porous organic materials for visible light photocatalysis

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Regulating the Donor and Acceptor Interaction Mode in Metal–Organic Frameworks for H2O2 Photosynthesis

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Sulfur-vacancy-modified ZnIn2S4/TpPa-1 S-scheme heterojunction with enhanced internal electric field for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen production

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Solar-driven H2O2 production by S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst

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Superhydrophobic bimetallic cluster metal-organic framework for photocatalytic production of H2O2 and 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

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Constructing Donor‐Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient H2O2 Photosynthesis Coupled with Oxidative Organic Transformations

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Photothermal‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Peroxide Production Enabled by Gold‐Organic Frameworks

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Engineering 2D Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Peroxide Production

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Covalent organic frameworks for efficient hydrogen peroxide production

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Designed Synthesis of Mesoporous sp2 Carbon-Conjugated Benzothiadiazole Covalent Organic Frameworks for Artificial Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

Fulin Zhang, Yuexin Wang, Qi Zhao, Hongxiang Zhao, Xiaoyun Dong, Xiang-Kui Gu, Hua Sheng, Sarina Sarina and Xianjun Lang

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 1097
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Resorcinol–Formaldehyde Based Polymeric Photocatalysts for Sustainable H2O2 Production from H2O and O2: Advances, Mechanisms, and Future Directions

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Charge transfer in triphenylamine–tetrazine covalent organic frameworks for solar-driven hydrogen peroxide production

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Quercetin sensitized covalent organic framework for boosting photocatalytic H2O2 production and antibacterial

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