High-efficiency photodriven coupling of CO2 and various epoxides via a multi-shelled hollow ZIF/MXene derived composite with low activation energy

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Efficient methane to ethane conversion via C–H bond activation catalyzed by a MOF-derived porous PdO/TiO2 nanocomposite

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Self-assembly of Sb2S3 NRs-M (M = Au, Ag, Pd) heterostructures towards boosted photocatalysis

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Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic performance of 2D/1D graphene/Ag–Ag2S hybrid nanocomposites

Lala Gahramanli, Mustafa Muradov, MahammadBaghir Baghirov, Goncha Eyvazova, Stefano Bellucci, Cristian Vacacela Gomez, Talia Tene and Rana Khankishiyeva

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Customizing ZnIn2S4 photocatalysts by regulating sulfur sources for C(sp3)–H transformation

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Polarization mechanism and piezo-photocatalytic application of ferroelectric materials

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Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 585, 115338
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Dual functional Z-scheme ReS2/CdIn2S4 catalyst efficiently photocatalyzes H2O2 production and CO2 reduction in pure water without sacrificial agents

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Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 584, 115288
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Dual‐Oxidative Co‐Catalyst Synergy Regulating Charge Transport Cascade for Enhanced CO2 Photocatalysis

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BiOBr/BNQDs composites for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction to methanol

Ze Lv, Tong Wu, Yufeng Qin, Yimeng Ma, Hong Xu, Zhiping Mao and Linping Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 595, 115870
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Carbon dot-based type I photosensitizers for photocatalytic oxidation reaction of arylboric acid and N-phenyl tetrahydroisoquinoline

Zhong-Lin Guo, Kai-kai Niu, Yu-Guang Lv and Ling-Bao Xing

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114625
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In-situ controlled synthesis of BiOI/Bi2S3 Z-scheme heterostructure with enriched oxygen vacancies for efficient photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium

Meng Lan, Xiaoli Dong, Nan Zheng and Yujun Liu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115023
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Lead-free Cs3Bi2Br9 perovskite: A recoverable heterogeneous photocatalyst for the C3 arylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

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Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 568, 114514
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State-of-art of quantum dots: A comprehensive review on photocatalytic carbon conversion

Sonia, Youssef Trabelsi, Ajay Kumari, M. Manjula, Sonam Goyal, Ashok Kumar, Lakshita Phor, Nidhi Rathee and Surjeet Chahal

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Photosensitization of transition metal chalcogenide with metal nanoclusters for boosted photocatalysis

Huawei Xie, Junyi Zhang, Guangcan Xiao and Fang-Xing Xiao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 581, 115149
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Strain-engineered direct Z-scheme HfS2/Ga2SSe heterostructure for efficient full-range photocatalytic water splitting: A first-principles insight

Panpan Kuang, Qingyi Feng, Bo Li, Peiyu Guo, Zhen Wang, Xia Xiang, Xiaotao Zu and Hongxiang Deng

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 586, 115434
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Refining the surface O defect via Cu on WO3 hollow sphere for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Jilong Xiao, Yuxiang Li, Yuzhou Xia, Tuanyu Guo, Lu Chen and Shuying Zhu

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 589, 115596
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Silicon dioxide in nano-luminescent materials: Enhancing stability, structural regulation, and functional expansion

Kaixiang Cui, Ling Zhang, Liping Ding, Haonan Peng and Yu Fang

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First-principles investigation of novel direct-Z ZnS/ZrS2 heterojunction: Electronic properties and photocatalytic potential

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Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 571, 114713
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Constructing a stable CdS/Nb2O5 Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2

Mengzhen Tian, Fengyun Su, Zhishuai Wang, Yonghao Xiao, Yezhen Zhang, Yuanfei Gao, Qiang Zhao, Xiaoli Jin, Xin Li and Haiquan Xie

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114930
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Recent advances in photocatalytic overall production of hydrogen peroxide from metal-free photocatalysts

Congxu Wang, Xuan Xie, Feng Qiu, Lei Zhu, Imran Shakir and Yuxi Xu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 37, 111604
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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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Advancing photocatalytic C H activation: VO2-Ag nanocomposites for efficient cyclohexane oxidation under mild conditions

Xiaoyan Xiang, Jincheng Liu, Bingjie Li, Wenxin Yang, Zewei Liao, Wei Cai, Yijun Luo and Yanxiong Fang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 584, 115320
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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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Single-atom photocatalysis: A new frontier toward solar energy conversion

Jia-Qi Chen, Yue Wu and Fang-Xing Xiao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 575, 114892
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Sustainable production of 2,5-diformylfuran via peroxymonosulfate-triggered mild catalytic oxidation of lignocellulosic biomass

Ke-Yu Chen, Lin-Qian Yu, Yun-Xin Huang, Wu-Jun Liu, Bao-Cheng Huang, Ren-Cun Jin, Han-Qing Yu and Yi-Jun Xu

PNAS Nexus, 2024, 4
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Interface Engineering, Charge Carrier Dynamics, and Solar-Driven Applications of Halide Perovskite/2D Material Heterostructured Photocatalysts

Haihang Tong, Fang-Fang Li, Minshu Du, Haisheng Song, Bin Han, Guohua Jia, Xue-Qing Xu, Xingli Zou, Li Ji, Ji-Jung Kai, Zheng Hu and Hsien-Yi Hsu

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 23431
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Dynamic proton shuttling via in-situ Evolved NiOOH on tubular carbon nitride enables stoichiometric H2O2 and organic coproduction

Mengting Li, Di Qiu, Hongru Wu, Longhui Nie and Jing Wang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 588, 115548
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Photothermal Catalytic CO2 Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals: Progress and Prospects

Yicheng Li, Xinya Pei, Zhou-jun Wang, Li Shi, Hui Song and Jinhua Ye

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12, 17069
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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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Photoredox-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes with quinoxalinone and chloroform

Xinye Jiang, Jiabin Shen, Zhiping Ye and Chao Shen

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114546
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Rational design of CdS/NH2-UiO-66(Zr) nanocomposites via robust covalent linkages for photocatalytic coproduced H2 and organic compounds

Yuhuan Qin, Guoguo Yuan, Xiaowei Guo and Mingming Hao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 578, 115017
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Toward Ultra-stable Barrier-free Quantum Dots-Color Conversion Film via Zinc Phenylbutyrate Modification

Runchi Wang, Wei Ma, Qian Feng, Yaqian Yuan, Chong Geng and Shu Xu

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 18790
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Design strategy of porphyrin/divinylbenzene copolymer with enhanced photocatalytic performance

Peng Yan, Dongping Wang, Dengmeng Song, Ruopeng He, Ning Wang and Jun Li

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 573, 114826
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Asymmetric Interaction between Carbon and Ni-Cluster in Ni–C–In Photothermal Catalysts for Point-Concentrated Solar-Driven CO2 Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction

Shengpeng Mo, Shuangde Li, Jiangjing Zhou, Xin Zhao, Huimin Zhao, Xiaobin Zhou, Yinming Fan, Zongqiang Zhu, Bing Li, Qinglin Xie, Wenzhe Si, Yunfa Chen, Daiqi Ye and Junhua Li

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 2796
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Maneuvering the Electronic State and Active Site of Assembled-Gold Nanoclusters through Polyoxometalate Implantation for Heterogeneous Green-Light Photocatalysis

Satya Ranjan Sahoo, Tarun Kumar Dinda, Sumit Saha, Prasenjit Mal and Nirmal Goswami

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 19669
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Concurrent Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction and 1‐Phenylethanol Oxidation Regulated by Chloride Ion‐Capped CdS@ZnxCd1‐xS@ZnS QDs

Huakang Yang, Zining Zhang, Yudong Guo, Shuwen Yuan, Xiao Liu, Dongxiang Luo and Siyu Ye

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Design of medium entropy oxide for photo-Fenton catalytic degradation of tetracycline

Deepak Sachan, Nivedita Singh, Uttam Kumar, Jyoti Kuntail, Indrajit Sinha and Randhir Singh

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115187
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Enhanced photohydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methane using Bi2Sn2O7/Bi2O3

Leila Hajibigloo, Rahele Zhiani, Malihesadat Hosseiny, Hosien Hashemi Moghaddam and Zohreh Ebrahimi

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 177, 114375
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MoS2-modified metal-organic layer Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic removal of organic dyes: Influencing factors and mechanism

Keren Shi, Jiayu Luo, Ziyan Wang, Yanshu Zhu, Fuke Wang, Jingyang Mu and Huiqin Yao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 575, 114906
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Visible-light-induced palladium-catalyzed C-H acylation of Azobenzenes at room temperature

Pan Xie, Xuyang Zhao, Cheng Xue, Feifei Wen, Dongdong Du and Wanying Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114590
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Unleashing the Synergistic Potential of 2D‐2D Nanosheet Based S‐Scheme Heterojunction: Cooperative Boosting of CO2 Reduction to Solar Fuel and Biomass Valorization

Shivali Dhingra, Ayushi Jain, Arpna Jaryal, Chandan Bera and Kamalakannan Kailasam

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
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Vacant ZnAl-layered double hydroxides photocatalytic CO2 to CH4: A DFT study

Xiao-Jie Zhao, Cheng-Gen Zhang, Xiu-Juan Yu, Xin Xie, Li-Yuan Liu, Jing-Yi Guo and Hong Yan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 586, 115426
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Boosting photoredox catalysis of CdS by photosensitization with gold nanoclusters

Huawei Xie, Linjian Zhan and Fang-Xing Xiao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115465
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Insights into atomic level built-in electric field construction via localized graphitization in carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic overall water splitting

Xiaolan Wang, Yu Duan, Xingling Zhao, Zhimin Yuan and Xianglin Zhu

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 573, 114854
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Photochemical synthesis of highly efficient Pt/TiO2 catalyst for thermal CO2 reduction to CO

Zhanglong Guo, Li Wang, Jiacheng Zhang, Hongmei Zhou, Jianli Yang and Xin Xiao

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 580, 115109
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Room-temperature co-precipitation of nickel phosphate-coated Zn0.4Cd0.6S nanorods for enhanced photocatalytic H₂ evolution in water splitting

Shan Lin, Haiyang Xu, Shengjie Wei, Zheng Zhou, Xu Zhang, Xuan Tong, Hangyu Zhou, Xiaodong Ma, Xu Ji, Yue Yang and Le Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115199
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MOF-derived zinc and nickel bimetals grown on carbon fibers as efficient catalysts for synergistic photo-thermal catalytic CO2 cycloaddition

Xujie Hao, Ying Li, Yinghui Sun, Tong Xu and Jie Bai

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 576, 114949
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Oxygen vacancy/metallic sites synergically assists hollow TiO2–induced CO2 photoreduction: Categories and roles

Tianwei Zhao, Jingru Hu, Wuxia Zhang, Gang Cheng, Wei Li and Jinyan Xiong

Fuel, 2025, 385, 134107
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Light-Controlled Switch for Divergent Coupling of Thiols to Disulfides/Thioethers over CdS Quantum Dots

Ming-Yu Qi, Xin-Ni Shao, Zi-Rong Tang and Yi-Jun Xu

ACS Materials Lett., 2025, 7, 1533
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Synthesis of SCD3-containing bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes enabled by photocatalyzed difunctionalization of [1.1.1]propellane

Yumiao Liu, Qing Pang, Binbin Chen, Zizhen Zhu, Jiabin Shen and Pengfei Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114592
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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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Cooperative photoredox coupling of CO2 reduction with thiols oxidation by hybrid CdSe/CdS semiconductor quantum dots

Yi Zhang, Long-Hui Gao, Ming-Yu Qi, Zi-Rong Tang and Yi-Jun Xu

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 367, 125118
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Efficient hot carrier injection in plasmonic semiconductor heterojunction for artificial photosynthesis of ammonia

Keming Wu, Qiang Li, Shuai Yue, Xiaoxia Bai, Xinfeng Liu and Zhenhuan Zhao

Nanotechnology, 2025, 36, 185706
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Light-driven CO2 conversion to CH3OH utilizing Pt-decorated LSCFO nanotubes fabricated by direct coaxial electrospinning

Song Wu, Xiangqian Guo, Chenhui Qiu, Jinfeng Zhang, Hui Wan and Guofeng Guan

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 593, 115812
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