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One-step hydrothermal fabrication of visible-light-responsive pompon-like SnxInyS2x+1.5y heterojunctions for highly-efficient photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural without additional oxidants

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In-situ self-assembly of ZnIn2S4/CuO heterojunctions for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of HMF to DFF in aqueous media

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Understanding the Role of Dual Zinc and Indium Vacancies in ZnIn2S4 for the Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Air-Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

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Construction of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/Nb2CT (MXene) hybrid with hole transport highway and active facet exposure boost photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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Crystal plane regulation and heterostructure construction of ZnIn2S4/h-BN for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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Facet‐Engineered Cds with Cd Vacancies for High‐Efficiency Photocatalytic Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Diformylfuran

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Visible-light-response 2D/2D Bi2Fe4O9/ZnIn2S4 van der Waals S-scheme heterojunction with efficient photocatalysis-self-Fenton degradation of antibiotics

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