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Interfacial Design of Particulate Photocatalyst Materials for Green Hydrogen Production

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Electrochemical Properties of BaTaO2N Photocatalyst with Visible‐Light‐Driven Water Splitting Capability

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Mg-Doped Nanosized BaTaO2N with Long-Lived Charge Carriers toward Efficient Overall Water Splitting

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A theoretical investigation of Ta3N5/BaTaO2N heterostructure for solar water splitting

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Novel materials and techniques for photocatalytic water splitting developed by Professor Kazunari Domen

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Constructing an Amorphous Potassium Tantalate-Ta3N5 Heterojunction Interface for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in Overall Water Splitting

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Manufacturing porous BaTaO2N nanosheet via nitridation of a novel oxyhalide precursor for boosted photocatalytic water oxidation reaction

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