Precisely engineered Cd–S bonds in CdS-QDs@ZrMOF-SH toward enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Dongyang Liu, Dong Zhang, Mingsheng Wang, Ren Ma, Zhengqiang Xia, Qi Yang, Gang Xie and Sanping Chen

Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 14753
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Ordered energy conversion systems inspired from the biological world

Chengzhen Sun, Xinyi Ma, Qingyun Chen, Dong Li, Wen Cao, Wei Yin, Wenting Wang, Zixuan Gao and Liejin Guo

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 24416
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Self-assembly of Sb2S3 NRs-M (M = Au, Ag, Pd) heterostructures towards boosted photocatalysis

Huawei Xie, Bei-Bei Zhang and Fang-Xing Xiao

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2025, 15, 4515
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Confinement effects in photocatalysis: progress and challenges

Yi Zhang, Dandan Ma, Jun Li, Yu Chen, Le Shi, Xiangbo Feng and Jian-Wen Shi

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 10431
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Layer-by-layer assembly: an emerging, tailored and robust platform for solar water splitting

Wen-Cheng Liu, Yan-Qing Cai and Fang-Xing Xiao

Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 17086
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Unveiling the effect of structural asymmetry on photocatalytic performance: Bi-substituted Y2Sn2O7 system with mechanistic insight

Adarsh Kumar, Deepak Tyagi, Ravi Kumar, Manasi Ghosh, Balaji P. Mandal, Ahin Roy, Sukhendu Nath, Avesh K. Tyagi and Kaustava Bhattacharyya

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 19795
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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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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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Synthesis of lactic acid from glucose catalyzed by MOFs

Longfei Yan, Lijuan Su, Yu Zhang, Qihui Zhang, Bin Wu, Fuweng Zhang and Weiping Deng

Applied Catalysis O: Open, 2025, 204, 207051
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance/efficiency of co-doped graphitic carbon nitride via the integration of CdS stacking: a study of optical property improvements

Jyoti Agrawal, Rajesh K. Yadav, Vitthal L. Gole, Abhishek K. Gupta, D. K. Dwivedi and Jin OoK Baeg

J Opt, 2025
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Direct Z-scheme HfS2/Ga2SSe heterojunction: A strain-tunable and full pH-tolerant high-efficiency photocatalyst for hydrogen production

Qilin Luo, Yongchao Liang, Xiaoxiao Li, Wenqiang Li and Qian Chen

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 583, 115227
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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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Utilizing Photothermal Effect Enhances Photocatalytic Water Splitting Coupled with Selective Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation over Schottky Junctions

Bojing Sun, Mengjia Ye, Yachao Xu, Ying Jiang, Dongfang Hou, Xiu‐qing Qiao, Meidi Wang, Yunchen Du and Dong‐Sheng Li

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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Enhanced photothermal catalytic NO + CO reaction via Cu/Ce-TiO2 with oxygen vacancies

Xinjie Song, Yipeng Wang, Yunxia Li, Xiaoyu Jin, XiaoXiao Niu, Tian Guo, Xianjia Zeng, Jiaqi Long and Gang Cheng

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 588, 115554
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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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Direct Z-scheme 2D NiS2/WSe2 van der Waals heterojunction for highly efficient photocatalytic water splitting: a DFT study

Qisheng Lin, Yongchao Liang, Jie Li, Li Zheng, Shengli He, Qianming Yuan, Jin Huang and Qian Chen

J Mater Sci, 2026, 61, 2344
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Side-chain engineering of quinone-amine polymers for high-efficiency H2O2 photosynthesis

Bo Sheng, Huaiming Zhang, Jiarui Li, Yunlong Wang, Jinzhao Wang, Feng Zhou and Jing Zhang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 589, 115628
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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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Black phosphorus-based Heterostructures for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of pollutants

Khalid Al-Nasiri and Samir Al-Rashidi

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2026, 185, 116077
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NH3 synthesis via photo-assisted thermalcatalytic NO and H2O reduction by CO over Pd/TiO2: Synergistic effects of Pd and oxygen vacancies

Gang Cheng, Junhua Zou, Xinjie Song, Hongmei Tang, Qing Gong, Hongxian Liu and Wenxin Dai

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 578, 115008
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Visible-light-mediated oxidant-free tandem acylmethylation/ipso-spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides: Access to 3-acylmethyl azaspiro[4,5]trienones

Binfeng Zhu, Guokai Li, Mingzhu Li, Deyu Bao, Jingchao Chen, Devendar Ponnam and Baomin Fan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115120
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Recent advances in carbon dots interface engineering for altering charge transfer: From elaborate construction to multiple applications

Shihu Ding, Minghua Zhou, Abdulgalim B. Isaev, Nuo Meng, Xiguo Zhang, Lin Ma and Wei Wang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 544, 216956
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Construction of perylene diimide supramolecular polymers: Study of photocatalytic reduction conversion from sulfoxide to thioether

Yu-Song Bi, Cheng-Long Xin, Rong-Zhen Zhang, Hui Liu and Ling-Bao Xing

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115041
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Photocatalytic synthesis of dual acylmethylation derivates of indole[2,1-a]isoquinolinones via tandem cyclization/C3 acyl methylation

Zongbo Xie, Wenli Li, Weiwei Zhang, Ran Chen, Haibo Zhu and Zhanggao Le

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 580, 115058
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Visible light catalyzed synthesis of quinazolinone compounds from benzyl alcohol/styrene and 2-aminobenzamide

Guofang Jiang, Aixin Wang, Sheng Huang, Zongbo Xie and Zhanggao Le

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 588, 115512
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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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Direct Observation of Three Chiral Conformers of an Atomically Precise Metal Nanoparticle

Anish Kumar Das, Swastik Hegde, Toby J. Woods, Vaibhav S. Wani and Mikael P. Backlund

Nano Lett., 2025, 25, 7491
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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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Clostridium butyricum mineralization of intracellular gold nanoclusters to boost biohydrogen production using visible light

Yaoqiang Wang, Gang Xiao, Jianmin Xing and Haijia Su

Green Energy & Environment, 2025
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Mechanistic insights into photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from crude glycerol solution over gold-decorated TiO2 nanostructures

Thanapol Sutthiphong, Auttawit Thoumrungroj, Pimchanok Longchin and Mali Hunsom

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 590, 115657
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Efficient Photocatalytic Activation of Peroxymonosulfate by T-Derivative Carbon Dots/TiO2 Composites: Achieving Complete Tetracycline Degradation and Dual Fluorescent Labeling Function

Decheng Peng, Yue Liu, Jing Hu and Shaogui Wu

Langmuir, 2025, 41, 32986
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Alloy nanoclusters-mediated photocatalytic hydrogen production

Si-Han Lin, Yu-Jie Luo, Bing-Xiong Zheng, Peng Su and Fang-Xing Xiao

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 594, 115823
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Photodriven, TFA-mediated Selective C3-hydoxylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones in Dimethyl Carbonates

Peipei Ma, Hongli Wu and Haifeng Gan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115411
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Emerging platform and frontier of upcycling plastic waste by regulating photoredox half-reactions

Yi Zhang, Chang-Long Tan, Yi-Jun Xu and Zi-Rong Tang

Molecular Catalysis, 2026, 588, 115545
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The ability of protonation of imine-based covalent organic framework enhanced its up-taking O2 and H2O2 photosynthesis

Lang Chen, Jiahui Hang, Tian Huang, Yuanhua Wang, Hongjian Yan, Yongdong Jin and Chuanqin Xia

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 586, 115427
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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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Photocatalytic reaction pathway and mechanistic investigation for sustainable C(sp3)-N bond formation using Bi2WO6 photocatalyst

Murugesan Shobika and Selvaraj Mohana Roopan

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 582, 115190
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Colloidal Synthesis of Sub‐1‐nm PbSe Nanowires via Cation Exchange for High‐Performance Near‐Infrared Self‐Powered Photoelectrochemical‐Type Photodetectors

Xiaoli Li, Sizhao Xing, Yanli Li, Guangshuo Wang, Xiaoyi Gao and Dong Li

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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Sustainable Remediation of Chromium(VI) Using a Woollen-Flower-Like Bi2WO6/Cellulose Nanocomposite under Solar Irradiation

Bibekananda Bhoi and Vimlesh Chandra

ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2025, 3, 1356
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Alloy Nanoclusters Steering Enhanced Solar Water Oxidation

Jia-Liang Liu, Xian Yan and Fang-Xing Xiao

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 13963
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Selective epoxidation of styrene using photochromic heterogeneous catalysts SBA-15-N-ML₁ (M: Co or Mn) with TBHP as an oxidant

Salimah Alshehri, Haitham S. Alhumud, Ali Yahya Alalmie, Mohsen M. Fageeh, Issa S. Alshammri and Mohamed Abboud

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 584, 115301
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Cu Single Atom Stabilized Au Nanoclusters on TiO2 for Efficient Hydrogen Production

Wen Zhang, Yu Zhou, Xinhao Sun, Shuo Chen, Qinxue Nie, Yangyang Li, Weixin Huang, Seda Karaboğa, Emrah Ozensoy, Baoqi Yin and Yuanxu Liu

Adv Funct Materials, 2026
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Tailoring layered double hydroxides: Design principles and modification strategies for solar CO2 conversion

Chang-Qing Yang, Xian Yan, Peng Su, Xiao-Qiong Zhang, Qing Chen, Ze-Huan Ye and Fang-Xing Xiao

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 550, 217396
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Coupling Transition Metal Chalcogenides with Metal Nanoclusters for Steering Photoredox Catalysis

Lifeng Cai, Yu-Shan Cai, Wei Zhao, Jie Liang, Qing Chen and Fang-Xing Xiao

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 12815
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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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Flower-like TP-BiOI direct Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient visible-light photocatalytic removal of environmental pollutants

Xin Wang, Wei-Qian Tang, Yu-Hui Luo, Teng-Yuan Zhang, Wen Li and Cong Wang

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 585, 115380
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Deciphering the Temperature-Dependent Photophysical Properties of Atomically Precise Cu6 Nanoclusters

Sarita Kolay, Sikta Chakraborty, Sanchita Paramanik and Amitava Patra

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 15151
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Direct Z-scheme SnS₂/WTe₂ heterojunction for enhanced visible-light-driven water splitting performance based on DFT

Jie Li, Yongchao Liang, Xiaoxiao Li, Gongmin Wei, Zhihan Zhang and Qian Chen

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 579, 115048
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2025.115048