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Carbon‐Quantum‐Dot‐Mediated Z‐Scheme Charge Transfer in Vertically Aligned CuBi2O4/CuO Photocathodes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution

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Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution on CuBi2O4 Photocathode with Silver as Conductive Channels

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A self-powered PFC sensing platform via integrating aptamer-modified photoanode and Z-scheme signal amplifying photocathode for microcystin-LR detection

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Strontium Promoted Surface Passivation and Water Dissociation in CuBi2O4 Water‐Reduction Photocathodes

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Recent progress of photoelectrocatalysis systems for wastewater treatment

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High‐Performance Silver‐Doped Porous CuBi2O4 Photocathode Integrated with NiO Hole‐Selective Layer for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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Inverse Opal CuBi2O4 Photocathodes for Robust Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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Stability of Photocathodes: A Review on Principles, Design, and Strategies

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In situ synthesized In2O3/CuBi2O4 heterojunction photocathodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

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Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance by Polyoxometalate-Modified CuBi2O4/Mg-CuBi2O4 Homojunction Photocathode

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Electrochemical defect control of bulky crystalline CuBi2O4 film and the band edge alignment for photoelectrochemical water reduction

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Role of active area on photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of inverse opal CuBi2O4 photocathodes

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Unraveling Defect-Dependent Conductivity-Type Switching in CuFe2O4 for Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Reduction of Benzaldehyde

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CuBi2O4/calcined ZnAlBi-LDHs heterojunction: Simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and tetracycline through effective adsorption and photocatalytic redox

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Novel and high-performance (La,Sr)MnO3 based composite cathodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

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Defect engineering to accelerate charge transport in LaFeO3 photocathodes via thermal oxidation: A combined experimental and theoretical study

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Facile preparation of nanostructured CuBi2O4 for the photoelectrochemical valorization of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol under benign conditions

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FeS as hole transport pathway regulating charge transfer for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting of hematite photoanodes

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Rational Design of NiFeOX and Cobalt‐Integrated Hydroxyapatite Nanoarchitecture on BiVO4 Photoanode for Enhanced and Durable Solar to Water Oxidation

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Modulating charge separation and transfer for high-performance photoelectrodes via built-in electric field

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