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Surface Recombination Passivation of the BiVO4 Photoanode by the Synergistic Effect of the Cobalt/Nickel Sulfide Cocatalyst

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p-n Heterostructured BiVO4/g-C3N4 Photoanode: Construction and Its Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Performance

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One-Pot Efficient Catalytic Oxidation for Bio-Vanillin Preparation and Carbon Isotope Analysis

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Preparation of ZnCo2O4/BiVO4 Z-Scheme heterostructures to enhance photocatalytic performance in organic pollutant and antibiotic removal

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Metallic TiN-mediated interface to boost charge transfer of bismuth vanadate toward enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

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Boosting photoelectrochemical activity of bismuth vanadate by implanting oxygen-vacancy-rich cobalt (oxy)hydroxide

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Visible light enhanced thermocatalytic CO + NO reaction over metastable NiCo2O4 catalyst

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Dual dynamic coupling of charge transfer and photoelectrochemical oxidation by sulfide cocatalyst with boosted solar water splitting

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Spinel-Oxide-Integrated BiVO4 Photoanodes with Photothermal Effect for Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

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Al-O bridged NiFeO /BiVO4 photoanode for exceptional photoelectrochemical water splitting

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Nitrogen-doped cobalt-iron oxide cocatalyst boosting photoelectrochemical water splitting of BiVO4 photoanodes

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Ultrathin TiO2 passivation layer prepared by ALD significantly enhances PEC performance of BiVO4/NiCo2O4 photoanodes

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Super-hydrophilic CoAl-LDH on BiVO4 for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity

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Preparation and photocatalytic activity of red light-emitting carbon dots/P25 heterojunction photocatalyst with ultra-wide absorption spectrum

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Self-assembled CoOOH on TiO2 for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

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