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A C2N/ZnSe heterostructure with type-II band alignment and excellent photocatalytic water splitting performance

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Enhancing the separation efficiency of photo-induced carriers in a Bi2S3/BiOCl heterostructure by cooperative influence of oxygen vacancies and the interfacial electric field

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Two-dimensional Cs3Sb2I9/C2N van der Waals type-II heterostructure: a promising photocatalyst for high efficiency water splitting

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Boosting the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of type-II g-GaN/Sc2CO2 van der Waals heterostructure using applied biaxial strain and external electric field

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Tunability of the electronic properties and contact types of the silicane/MoSi2N4heterostructure under an electric field

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Boosting the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of monolayer C2N coupled with MoSi2N4: density-functional theory calculations

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Enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen generation performance and strain regulation of the vertical GeI2/C2N van der Waals heterostructure: insights from first-principles study

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Theoretical perspective on the electronic structure and optoelectronic properties of type-II SiC/CrS2 van der Waals heterostructure with high carrier mobilities

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GaN/Surface-modified graphitic carbon nitride heterojunction: Promising photocatalytic hydrogen evolution materials

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Fabrication of rGO‐Bridged TiO2/g‐C3N4 Z‐Scheme Nanocomposites via Pulsed Laser Ablation for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

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Directly electrospinning synthesized Z-scheme heterojunction TiO2@Ag@Cu2O nanofibers with enhanced photocatalytic degradation activity under solar light irradiation

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Role of indium in tuning the band structure of Sr1-In TiO3 for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting: A GGA + U study

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Doping modulation effect on the electronic structure and catalytic activities of strontium titanate from first-principles investigation

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Indirect Z-scheme hydrogen production photocatalyst based on two-dimensional GeC/MoSi2N4 van der Waals heterostructures

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Photocatalytic Mechanism and Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution in Z‐Scheme PtS2/SiC van der Waals Heterojunction

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Recycled Bifunctional Heterostructure Material: g-GaN/SnS for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Water and Efficient Detection of NO2

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Two dimensional MoSSe/BSe vdW heterostructures as potential photocatalysts for water splitting with high carrier mobilities

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