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Reviewing two-dimensional (2D) transition metal di-tellurides (TMDTs): Properties, synthesis, and challenges in chemical vapour deposition techniques, and their optoelectronic applications

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Type-II GeC/ZnTe heterostructure with high-efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting

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Exploring Janus MoSSe monolayer as a workable media for SOF6 decompositions sensing based on DFT calculations

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Modulating the electronic structure of Fe7S8@TCN enhancing peroxymonosulfate activation for efficient water decontamination: Importance of interfacial engineering

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Construction of novel and noble-metal-free WC/CdIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution

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Theoretical insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 and water splitting over II-VI zinc chalcogenide semiconductor

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DC current–voltage and impedance spectroscopy characterization of nCdS/pZnTe HJ

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Enhanced Electron Transfer via the Interface Engineering of MoS2/MXene for Uranium Reduction and Organic Pollutants Degradation under Sunlight

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Structural Insight of the Frailty of 2D Janus NbSeTe as an Active Photocatalyst

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Interface Engineering of Co(OH)2 Nanosheets Growing on the KNbO3 Perovskite Based on Electronic Structure Modulation for Enhanced Peroxymonosulfate Activation

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Superconductivity in In2Te3 under Compression Induced by Electronic and Structural Phase Transitions

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Unraveling improved electrochemical kinetics of In2Te3-based anodes embedded in hybrid matrix for Li-ion batteries

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Towards Highly Efficient Chalcopyrite Photocathodes for Water Splitting: The Use of Cocatalysts beyond Pt

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Strain-Engineered Metal-Free h-B2O Monolayer as a Mechanocatalyst for Photocatalysis and Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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Promoting the Phosphidation Process using an Oxygen Vacancy Precursor for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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Transition metal chalcogenides and phosphides for photocatalytic H2 generation via water splitting: a critical review

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Direct Z-scheme SnC/InP heterostructure photocatalyst for overall water-splitting with broad optical absorption and strong catalytic activity

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Two dimensional CdS/ZnO type-II heterostructure used for photocatalytic water-splitting

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Simulation and analysis of different TMDC solar cells under proton radiation using Monte Carlo methods, SCAPS, and machine learning techniques

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The Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of a Novel Multilayer Heterostructure ZnSe/AlAs/GaAs: First‐Principles Study

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Recent Advancements and Future Prospects in Ultrathin 2D Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting

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Maneuvering Tellurium Chemistry to Design Metal–Telluride Heterostructures for Diverse Applications

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Modulation of the B4N monolayer as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

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One‐pot hydrothermal synthesis of Cu2Te/NiTe nanocomposite materials: A structural, morphological, and optical study

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Enhanced overall water splitting under visible light of MoSSe∣WSSe heterojunction by lateral interfacial engineering

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Fluoride ion batteries: Designing flexible M2CH2 (M=Ti or V) MXenes as high-capacity cathode materials

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Two-dimensional ferroelectric heterostructures for overall water-splitting from DFT aspects

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Synergistic effect of Fe/Co-doping and electric field in Niobium Diboride for boosting hydrogen production

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