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In Situ Fabrication of a 2D/2D MXene/CN Heterojunction for Photothermally Assisted Photocatalytic Sterilization under Visible Light Irradiation

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Coordination Polyphenol and Hydrogenation Coarmed Ce−Mo Bimetal Nanozymes for Robust Anticancer Therapy

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Plasmon enhanced Sn:In2O3/attapulgite S-scheme heterojunction for efficient photothermal reduction of CO2

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Plasmonic Nanozyme of Graphdiyne Nanowalls Wrapped Hollow Copper Sulfide Nanocubes for Rapid Bacteria‐Killing

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Towards Full‐spectrum Photocatalysis: Extending to the Near‐infrared Region

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Strong absorption of silica over full solar spectrum boosted by interfacial junctions and light–heat–storage of Mg(OH)2–(CrOx–SiO2)

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Plasmonic Carbon Nitride Polymers to Boost Hydrogen Generation

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Contribution of surface plasmonic resonance to enhanced photocatalytic antibacterial performance of graphene-based two-dimensional heterojunction

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Piezoelectric effect synergistically boosted NIR-driven photothermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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Catalyzing hydrogen production: Exploring plasmonic effects in self-assembled CuO/Cu2O thin films via pulsed laser deposition

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Photothermal Nanomaterials: A Powerful Light-to-Heat Converter

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Tuneability and optimum functionality of plasmonic transparent conducting oxide-Ag core-shell nanostructures

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Plasmonic Silver Modification on Bi5O7I Microflowers toward Boosted CO2 Photoreduction

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