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Recent progress on ZnIn2S4-based composite photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen production coupling organic synthesis

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A dual-functional S-scheme Ti3C2/MoS2–ZnIn2S4 heterojunction for accelerated photocatalytic H2 evolution and efficient solar evaporators

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Efficient piezo-photocatalysis via a g-C3N4/Ti3C2Tx heterojunction: synergy of piezoelectric and built-in fields

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Constructing a 2D/3D Ni12P5/CdIn2S4 ohmic junction for enhanced photocatalytic selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and H2 production

Zhenyu Liu, Xiaoman Li, Zhenyu Zhang, Yaming Zhao, Cheng Xue, Chenggong Gong and Weisheng Liu

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 25003
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Rational design of noble-metal-free cocatalysts for balanced H2 adsorption–desorption and accelerated charge separation toward efficient light-driven hydrogen production

Jin-Ge Hao, Jun Wang, Kai Yang, Wei-Wei Zhu, Tao Deng, Kang-Qiang Lu and Yi-Jun Xu

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Investigation of Mn2+ dopant-induced crystal defects in photoactive CuSe nanosheets for enhanced visible-NIR range absorption and natural solar-driven photocatalysis

Vikas Kumar, Jai Prakash, Mahmoud Abid, Mikhael Bechelany, Hendrik Christoffel Swart and Awnish Kumar Tripathi

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In situ synthesis of dual-functional photocatalyst xBi0/BiVO4 for the selective oxidation of cinnamaldehyde to benzaldehyde under visible light using oxygen

Jianghua Zhang, Zuzeng Qin, Xuan Luo, Tongming Su, Xinling Xie and Hongbing Ji

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Non-conjugated polymer regulated photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Jiao-Nan Yuan, Xian Yan, Bing-Xiong Zheng, Jia-Qi Chen and Fang-Xing Xiao

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 1553
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Alloy nanocluster artificial photosystems steering photoredox organic transformation

Bing-Xiong Zheng, Jiao-Nan Yuan, Peng Su, Xian Yan, Qing Chen, Meng Yuan and Fang-Xing Xiao

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Deformable metal–organic nanosheets@SiO2 core–shell for heterogeneous tandem catalytic transformations

Houting Wang, Yongjie Wang, Zeyang Liu, Yuanli Zhu, Cheng Wang, Leyi Wang, Rui Liu, Guohua Liu and Chunxia Tan

Nanoscale, 2026, 18, 260
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Network capture effect-driven enhanced activation of peroxymonosulfate by iron-doped carbon quantum dots derived from ferrous gluconate for efficient ciprofloxacin degradation: DFT calculations and mechanism analysis

Songru Xie, Longbo Jiang, Wei Liu, Qiaomei Lu, Guanjun Zeng, Hou Wang, Jiajia Wang, Xingzhong Yuan, Haoyun Chen and Haiwei Jiang

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A multifunctional upconversion-quantum dot photocatalytic platform for near-infrared-driven environmental remediation and complex organic synthesis

Yue Zeng, Yukai Yao, Yuchen Zhu, Yali He, Jintong Xie, Jie Sun and Jianjun Li

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 4055
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Enhanced Interfacial Charge Transfer and Activation for Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol over Boron‐Doped Defect‐Rich Fe3O4@B‐CeO2/Au Photocatalyst

Zhenghui Ma, Yiwen Hu, Mei Liu, Guoli Fan, Yuyang Chen, Xiaoyan Pu and Feng Li

ChemPlusChem, 2025, 90
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Construction of photothermal hybrid with surface-polarized carbon nanotube twined oxygen-vacancy engineered cuprous oxide for improved PMS activation and water purification

Yarao Gao, Hongyao Zhao, Mengting Liu, Yanyun Wang, Yangping Zhang, Linzhi Zhai, Xiang Liu, Feng Zeng, Jianming Pan, Danhong Shang and Fu Yang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 578, 114994
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Nickel-based layered double hydroxide composites in photocatalysis: synthesis and application

Bin Xia, Min Li, Jun-Lin Li, Yu-Qing Yan, Tao Deng and Kang-Qiang Lu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 585, 115385
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Lattice stress modulation of TiO2 photocatalyst for enhanced selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol

Tianjun Hu, Shenbing Zhu, Yonghe Yu, Zhizhu Yue, Ying Wang, Yuhong Chang, Wenwen Chen, Linjuan Pei and Jianfeng Jia

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 575, 114912
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Heterogenization of porphyrin as single molecular heterogeneous catalyst for highly recyclable and selective photocatalytic oxidation of sulfides

Guocai Wu, Hui Duan, Hui Xu, Lei Fang, Suyu Qiu, Tao Ye, Xiaoliang Li and Liangchun Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 574, 114868
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Photo-assisted highly efficient electrocatalytic N2 fixation on nonmetal-metal dual atom catalysts through the reversable evolution of active center

Zhaolong Xu, Yi Ding, Song Lu, Tiancun Liu, Hailing Liu, Yong Wu, Yafei Zhao and Zhixin Yu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 571, 114712
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Spatially Confining Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters Steers Photoredox Organic Transformation

Xian Yan, Bing-Xiong Zheng, Jun-Rong Zhu, Yu-Bing Li and Fang-Xing Xiao

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 3572
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CdZnS Nanowire Decorated with Graphene for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Zemeng Wang, Yunsheng Shen, Qingsheng Liu, Tao Deng, Kangqiang Lu and Zhaoguo Hong

Molecules, 2025, 30, 3042
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Z-scheme heterojunction between CuS and PCN-222 for efficient photothermal catalytic CO2 reduction

Yulu Xue, Kai Wei, Jiaqi Yang, Ying Zhang, Liying Cai, Changchang Ma and Sheng Feng

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115511
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An innovative Cu(X)@NH2-UiO-68 heterojunction designed for enhanced CO2 photocatalytic conversion: amplification via bimetallic Zr/Cu centers

Zahraa Al-Khafaji, Farag M.A. Altalbawy, Nawfal Yousif Jamil, Ahmed Salih Sahib, Ali Hashem, Zainab Ahmed Hamodi, Sameh Hussein Hamo, Zahraa Saad Abdulali, Mariem Alwan, Mahmood Jawad, Hiba Mushtaq and Khursheed Muzammil

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115494
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Construction of a 1 T/2H-WS2 and ZnCdS type II heterojunction with a built-in electric field for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Tuo Guo, Guojing Hu, Chengwei Wang, Jiaxin Liu, Guangmin Ren and Qingjie Guo

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1022, 179965
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Photocatalyzed C3-α-aminoalkylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with amino acid-derived oxime esters under metal-free conditions

Bin Wang, Runye Gao, Xiao Geng, Jiehui Wang, Lei Wang, Hao Chen and Bihong Zhu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 573, 114795
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Structurally stable S-scheme engineering of In2S3/ZnSe heterostructure for boosting dual-functional photocatalysis of H2O2 production in pure water and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole removal

Andre Lennox Olayemi Macauley, Jie Jiang, Ziyu Feng, Nan Sun, Yongjian Sun, Wenli Zhang, Yinhua Jiang, Yan Liu, Jianming Zhang and Haiqing Xu

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 474, 117016
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Dielectric shell regulation in synergy FeCoNi@ZnIn₂S₄ microspheres with broadband electromagnetic wave absorption

Rui Sun, Huwei Lv, Gangjie Lian, Lei Wang, Mengqiu Huang, Wenbin You and Renchao Che

Soft Sci., 2025, 5
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Constructing Photoactive Au NP/MXene–BiOCl Moiré Superlattice Nanosheets for Photoelectrochemical Detection of Protein Kinase Activity

Yansen Li, Jingyao Chen, Chaojie Yang, Wenhao Fan, Qirong Chen, Nan Yang, Pingye Deng, Wenlei Zhai, Zhiyong Yan and Feng Wang

IJMS, 2025, 26, 1348
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Non-binder synthesis of g-C3N4 decorated on TiO2 nanotube arrays toward photo/electrochemical water splitting

Thach Khac Bui, Hai Viet Le, Hoang Thai Nguyen and Viet Van Pham

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 577, 114960
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First-principles investigation of a promising type-II SiN/SiCH van der Waals heterojunction with superior optical absorption, electronic properties and photocatalytic potential for overall water-splitting

Moro Haruna, Eric Selorm Agorku, Noah Kyame Asare-Donkor and Francis Opoku

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 595, 115845
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One-pot synthesis of heterostructures based on S-doped polymeric carbon nitride and carbon dots for enhancing photocatalytic H2 production

Rafael Alves Campos, Adnaildo Miranda Mota, Luiza Amim Mercante and Luciana Almeida Silva

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114941
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Facile Synthesis of Ni3S2/ZnIn2S4 Photocatalysts for Benzyl Alcohol Splitting: A Pathway to Sustainable Hydrogen and Benzaldehyde

Haibo Wang, Chen Zhou and Shengyang Yang

Catalysts, 2025, 15, 830
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Regulating electrons transfer through Pd-O-Bi bridges for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Chi Ma, Zhiyong Zhong and Quanjun Xiang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 571, 114700
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Unveiling the role of N species in Co/NC catalysts for photothermal CO2 hydrogenation

Pengcheng Wang, Qingqing Jiang, XingYu Li, Xuedong Wang and Juncheng Hu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 570, 114686
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Rationally designed dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide-based conjugated porous polymers for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

Qi Li, Qi Zhang and Feng Wang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 593, 115810
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Substrate-mediated synthesis of non-benzenoid nanographenes via selective cleavage of sp3-carbon-connected phenyl groups

Boyu Fu, Jianqun Geng, M.R. Ajayakumar, Ruiping Duan, Ziliin Ruan, Yong Zhang, Wei Xiong, Lei Gao, Jianchen Lu, Ji Ma, Xinliang Feng and Jinming Cai

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 112732
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Cu NPs@covalent organic framework: An efficient photocatalyst for light-assisted selective formylation of phenol derivatives utilizing carbon dioxide

Surya Das, Priyanka Sarkar, Titu Mondal, Nasir A Siddiqui and Sk. Manirul Islam

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115154
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High effectively fixing nitrogen by Carbon-doped amorphous TiO2 with abundant oxygen vacancies under visible light and normal pressure and temperature

Jingyi Qu, Zhexiao Zhu, Jiahui Lin, Xiaolu Xu, Yangben Chen, Xintong Li, Runze Guo and Hui Zheng

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 591, 115705
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Photocatalytic integrated production of hydrogen and imines from aromatic amines via NiS decorated Er3+-doped ZnIn2S4 with tunable S vacancies: An acceptor-free dehydrogenative pathway

Yuxin Xie, Ningzhao Shang, Ziheng He, Xiang Cheng, Shutao Gao, Junmin Wang, Xin Zhou, Wei Gao, Bin Tian and Chun Wang

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 101, 54
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Preparation of N,Ni co‐doped ZnIn2S4 for Simultaneously Trapping Electron and Hole: Insight on Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Coupled with Benzyl Alcohols Oxidative Dehydrogenation

Maoquan Wu, Quanyi Sheng, Li Yang, Wenwen Lv, Wenqing Zhen, Hongyan Liu, Yang Yang, Tongjie Yao, Jiaxu Zhang and Li Liu

Small, 2025, 21
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Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with a S-scheme MgIn2S4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction

Yafei Zhang, Xiuxiu Tian, Wenfeng Xu, Hongqing Ma, Weina Mu and Chun Chang

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 474, 117006
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Inorganic–organic hybrid copper phthalocyanine–BiOX (X= Cl, Br) photocatalyst for efficient MO and CIP degradation using visible light

Xiaoquan Jia, Xianying Meng, Xuejiao Zhou and Mingyi Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 568, 114522
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Constructing dual-cocatalyst-directed quantifiable electron and hole transfer for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Wenjing Gao, Yuchan Liu, Chenyao Chen, Ziqi Lian, Rongkai Ye, Chaorong Qi and Jianqiang Hu

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 74, 319
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Z-scheme Zr/Ti-ZBPU heterojunction for enhanced Cr(VI) reduction and antibacterial remediation

Irfan Ahmad, Fadhel F. Sead, Prakash Kanjariya, Shelesh krishna Saraswat, Rekha M M, Pushpa Negi Bhakuni, Abhayveer Singh, Bhavik Jain and Aseel Smerat

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114905
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CdS quantum dots with sulfur defects for photoreforming plastics into valuable chemicals coupled with hydrogen production

Jiaxin Song, Cheng Rao, Zeshu Zhang, Xiangguang Yang and Yibo Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115049
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Modification of NiCo2S4 by molybdenum doping for boosting overall water splitting

Linjun Cai, Wenzhuo Hu, Shiyu Shen, Jiying Zhou, Wenshuai Li and Zhimei Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 573, 114838
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Phase-engineered nickel selenide cocatalyst on CdS for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic H2 production

Yimin Liu, Zhiqing Lu, Wei Lin, Lei Duan, Yuezhou Wei and Deqian Zeng

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 176, 114297
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Optimizing S-scheme heterojunctions of NiCo₂O₄ and graphdiyne-Cu₃P catalysts for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Youlin Wu, Chaoyue Zheng, Qingyang Pang, Yanke Yang, Jia-Min Lu and Yiming Xie

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115087
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Foamed copper-based three-dimensional monolithic Cu6Mo5O18-X/CuInS2 microreactor for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

Xianxin Fang, Rui Liu, Chaojie Li, Yunlong Qu, Mengqi Bian, Qinghai Zhang and Jihai Duan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 578, 115033
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Broad-spectrum responsive S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts

Yi Yang, Lin Yang, Longhui Nie, Yiting Huo, Zhen Wu and Xin Zhou

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2026
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Noble metal free CQDs/NiTi-LDH nanocomposites for photocatalytic semi-oxidation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline coupled with H2O2 synthesis

Yuhuan Qin, Xiangfang Chang, Minmin Wu, Jianwei Zho and Mingming Hao

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 594, 115839
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Silicalite-1 confined ultrafine nickel nanocrystals for efficient photothermal catalytic methane dry reforming

Yuhua Zhang, Qian Zhang, Yizhan Luo and Shaowen Wu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 573, 114844
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Defect engineering of sulfur vacancies in ZnIn2S4 nanoflower integrated with Ag0 in NaBH4 activation toward organic contaminates degradation: Critical role of Cu2+ and mechanism insight

J.P. Steffy, Asad Syed, B. Janani, Hind A. AL-Shwaiman, Ling Shing Wong, Meenakshi Verma and S. Sudheer Khan

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, 75, 108057
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Role of graphene and its oxide in heterogeneous photocatalysts for degradation of organic dyes pollutants: Recent advancements and key challenges

Suraksha, Atul Pratap Singh and Rahul Shrivastava

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 219, 116149
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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Driven by Advanced Metal Sulfides from Sustainable Multilevel Biomass and Waste Plastics

Lin Ban, Yan Zhang, Daling Sun, Yuyue Zhou, Yuliang Li, Chunbao Xu, Song Yang and Heng Zhang

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Graphene-based composites as the cathodes for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Applications and perspectives

Yifei Pei, Yong Liu, Chunyang Kong, Zhihui Jia, Kaijia Feng, Yibo Xing, Mingliang He, Xiujie Gao, Ruxia Liu, Xianming Liu, Kunming Pan and Qiaobao Zhang

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 37, 110726
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Visible-Light-Driven Desulfurization Reaction Using Partially Oxidized TiN Nanoparticles as Photocatalysts

Matas Simukaitis, Shea Stewart and Yugang Sun

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 7780
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Enhanced nitrogen vacancy density induced by sulfur doping on carbon nitride facilitates selective lactic acid production

Fuxiu Cao, Yue Wang, Dingbin Zhu, Tianping Lv, Wenlong Jia, Huai Liu, Rui Zhang, Lincai Peng and Junhua Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114957
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Unraveling the key factors on structure-property-activity correlations in metal nitrates for the photothermal nitration of unactivated alkanes to nitroalkanes

Yingying Yuan, Qiaolan Fang, Haoyu Peng, Lan Zhou, Pengyu Tang, Wenzhou Zhong, Liqiu Mao and Kuiyi You

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 580, 115099
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Synergistic Modification of ZnIn2S4 with Biochar and Europium for Enhanced Photocatalytic Antibiotic Degradation

Linfeng Sun, Yilin Xue, Yinjun Diao, Hui Mao and Duobin Chao

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2026, 65, 3694
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ZIF-67-derived Co3O4@CN-assisted g-C3N4 for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

Heng Chen, Longhui Nie, Yiqiong Yang, Caihong Fang, Xingru Chen and Xueling Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114584
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Electronic properties and photocatalytic characteristics with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in a promising S-scheme Hf2CO2/SiS2 heterojunction: First-principles calculations

Dahai Yu, Qingquan Xiao, Jianfeng Ye, Shengshang Lu, Songguo Yu and Fuqiang Ai

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115096
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Adsorption and photothermal catalysis enhance degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride over porous nanorod-shaped zinc ferrite

Ji Zhao, Lu Cai, Jia-Li Zhang, Zhi-Yao Feng, Shao-Ming Yang, Yong-Xin Liu and Xi Chen

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 586, 115444
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Direct Z-scheme heterojunction of CdS/UiO-66 (Ce) for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO with efficient charge transfer

Pengfei Zhu, Longshuai Sun, Maoying Wang, Guanyu Feng, Youyou Ma, Chuanyi Wang and Prasert Reubroycharoen

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 593, 115798
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Engineering interfacial charge transfer in a MIL-68(In)/In2S3 heterojunction for highly efficient visible-light-driven Cr(VI) reduction

Xiaobin Zhou, Xin Wang, Mei Wang, Chenyu Zhou, Yinming Fan, Yinian Zhu, Shengpeng Mo, Yanan Zhang, Lihao Zhang, Yijian Zhong and Zongqiang Zhu

Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2026, 41, 104767
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Epitaxial growth along with atomic substitution for efficient solar hydrogen production

Huimin Yue, Wenxiang Wang, Kun Wang, Yongqi Liu, Yang Liu, Junan Pan, Xia Liu and Longlu Wang

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 111726
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First-principles investigation of novel direct-Z ZnS/ZrS2 heterojunction: Electronic properties and photocatalytic potential

Xingzhong Luo, Qingyi Feng, Biyi Wang, Hongxiang Deng, Chuanpeng Ge, Chi He and Bo Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 571, 114713
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Constructing a dual-functional 0D/2D-3D PtO/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst for phenylcarbinol oxidation and H2 production under visible light

Guangzhu Ding, Yuge Zhang, Chunyuan Chen, Shiqing Li, Wenchao Shangguan, Zongwen Zhang, Muhammad Tayyab, Shifu Chen and Sugang Meng

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1037, 182338
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In-situ construction of S-scheme CuSe/TiO2 heterojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic H2 production performance

Yi Zhu, Binghao Wang, Junbo Zhong, Jianzhang Li, Xingwen Zheng and Congxue Tian

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115204
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Perylene diimide photocatalysts: Structure-activity relationships and research progress in photocatalysis

Sicheng Hu, Baoying Liang and Yiming Tang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 592, 115721
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Dual d–p Orbital Hybridization in NiOx@RP@CoSA: A Synergistic Strategy for Enhanced Photocatalytic Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation and Hydrogen Evolution

Xin Jin, Xuemei Jia, Haili Lin, Qianlong Wang, Xiaoxin Feng, Yujie Zhang, Haoyu Zhang and Jing Cao

Small, 2026, 22
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Visible-light-induced three component difluoromethylation cyclization carbo-thioesterification to CF2-Containing γ-Lactams

Dan Shao, Tingting Yu, Lianglong Sun, Zongfei Sun, Xiaorui Zhou, Chunyang Liu, Xuebo Chen, Xin Wang and Kai Sun

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 570, 114685
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Recent Advances in Dual-Functional Metal Sulfide-Based Composites for Photocatalytic H2 Production Integrated with Selective Organic Oxidation Reactions

Ikram Ullah, Chonghui Yang, Risheng Duan, Shuai Chen, Jing-Han Li, Muhammad Amin, Pei Zhao, Ning Qin and An-Wu Xu

Precision Chemistry, 2026, 4, 107
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First-principles insight into an efficient S-scheme Hf2CO2/ZrS2 photocatalyst: Electronic structure and sunlight-driven H2 evolution performance

Bing Han, Yongchao Liang, Qian Chen and Xiaoxiao Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 591, 115672
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Novel strategy of in situ growth of a prussian blue analogue on Zn2In2S5 Nano-flower balls in concert with interfacial electron-directional transfer boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production

Bolin Yang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Fei Jin, Xiaoli Ma, Youji Li and Zhiliang Jin

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 657, 238194
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NH4I/g-C3N4-mediated azidohydroxylation of vinylarenes under visible light irradiation

Dmitry A. Lapshin, Oleg O. Segida, Igor B. Krylov, Ksenia O. Potapenko, Angelina V. Zhurenok, Ekaterina A. Kozlova, Yan Liu, Bing Yu and Alexander O. Terent’ev

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 595, 115838
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Photothermal reforming of cellulose to syngas over ZSM-5-supported heterojunction cobalt catalyst

Yan Zheng, Qing Ma, Yaxin Zhang, Zejiang Li, Yao Xu and Yongjun Gao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 572, 114788
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Innovative strategies to significantly boost photocatalytic hydrogen production: from high-performance photocatalysts to potential industrialization

Hongbo Cui, Chengjie Chen, Xutong Lu, Qian Wang, Guijian Guan and Ming-Yong Han

Energy Mater., 2026, 6
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Enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity over Mo2C@Cu-MOF Z-scheme heterojunction with high interfacial charge separation

Maoying Wang, Yintong Li, Xinda Li, Guanyu Feng, Youyou Ma, Xinyue Meng, Chuanyi Wang, Yunqing Liu and Pengfei Zhu

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 594, 115841
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Efficient charge transfer in cobalt phthalocyanine/defective carbon nitride heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Sirui Liu, Qi Song, Donghai Chen, Zhanzhen Ma, Qunhua Zhong, Di Li and Deli Jiang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 586, 115425
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Insights into morphology-dependent MIL-100(Fe) catalyst towards high efficiency photothermal reduction of CO2 by H2O

Tiaotiao Wang, Pengfei Zhu, Maoying Wang, Xinyue Meng, Run Li, Longshuai Sun and Li Tan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114948
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Photoredox-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes with quinoxalinone and chloroform

Xinye Jiang, Jiabin Shen, Zhiping Ye and Chao Shen

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