Enhanced photocatalytic H2 production of CdS by the introduction of Cd vacancies

Bihan Li, Yongpeng Xiao, Zheng Qi, Shixin Chang, Mengxue Yu, Zhigao Xu, Zaiwang Zhao, Sónia A. C. Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 15630
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Preparation and characterization of a self-dispersed and reactive TiO2/BiOBr photocatalyst for self-cleaning and ultraviolet resistant cotton fabrics

Kuang Wang, Jialong Tian, Wenhui Yu, Ling Lin, Zhenming Qi and Chunxia Wang

New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 17505
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Recent developments of iron oxide-based photocatalysts in water treatment technology: a review

Chao Li, Shilong He, Hong Mo, Xueqing Xu, Peixian Yang and Mengfei Liu

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2025, 11, 1369
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Construction of a S-scheme CdS/CuFe2O4 heterojunction with suppressed charge recombination for enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic activity

C. Akshhayya, Mohammad Omaish Ansari, B. Janani, V. Subhiksha, Ammar A. Melaibari, P. M. Z. Hasan, Mohammad Asad and S. Sudheer Khan

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 5431
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6-Aza-2-thio-thymine–gold nanoclusters: an excellent candidate in the photoelectrochemical field

Yu Yang, Chaoguo Wei, Wenjun Wang, Hamada A. A. Noreldeen, Zhongnan Huang, Haohua Deng, Huaping Peng, Xinghua Xia and Wei Chen

Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 6219
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High-efficiency photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine 6G by organic semiconductor tetrathiafulvalene in weak acid–base environment

Yukun Cui, Yi Li, Yaru Liu, Denghui Shang, Yu Liu, Liangbo Xie, Sihui Zhan and Wenping Hu

Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 4251
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Amorphization-induced reverse electron transfer in NiB cocatalyst for boosting photocatalytic H2 production

Haoyu Long, Duoduo Gao, Ping Wang, Xuefei Wang, Feng Chen and Huogen Yu

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 340, 123270
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Construction and highly efficient photocatalytic performance of p-n heterojunction CdS/ZnCr2O4 nanostructures

Wenjing Gao, Yuchan Liu, Chenyao Chen, Rongkai Ye, Chaorong Qi, Yong Men and Jianqiang Hu

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2026, 738, 139951
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Facile Synthesis of Vs2/Cds/Nayf4:Yb, Er Ternary Heterojunctions for The Visible-Near-Infrared-Light Driven Photocatalysis

Jun Xia, Man Zhou, Fulin Wang, Kangqiang Lu, Weiya Huang, Changlin Yu and Kai Yang

SSRN Journal, 2022
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A Highly Efficient Composite Catalyst (Au/Ta3N5)/CdS for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Jinfeng Tian, Xing Wen, Wenfeng Hu, Li Luo, Wei Wang, Keying Lin, Haijuan Zhan and Baojun Ma

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 1103
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Activated CdS/ sulfur doped g-C3N4 photocatalyst for dye and antibiotic degradation: Experimental and DFT verification of S-scheme heterojunction

Xu Duan, Jian Yang, Jiaqing Zhu, Hongbin Li, Yujie Fang, Runxue Liu, Chen Yang, Weizao Liu, Chunlian Ding, Qingcai Liu, Jiangling Li and Shan Ren

Environmental Research, 2025, 266, 120487
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Optimizing crystallinity and defects in carbon nitride for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production

Jie Zhou, Jinbao Chen, Mengxue Yu, Zhihua Xu, Qin Li, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 130878
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Photocatalytic CO2 conversion of W18O49/CdSe-Diethylenetriamine with high charge transfer efficiency: Synergistic effect of LSPR effect and S-scheme heterojunction

Yue Huang, Kai Dai, Jinfeng Zhang and Graham Dawson

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 2539
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Size-dependent electron injection over sensitized semiconductor heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

Wenkai Xu, Jiansong Wang, Hui Yu, Peng Liu, Gui-Rong Zhang, Hongliang Huang and Donghai Mei

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 308, 121218
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Bi modified oxidized tubular carbon nitride with high-yield singlet oxygen for propylparaben degradation: Implication for a novel oxygen activation mechanism

Yu-Wei Li, Shu-Zhi Li, Li-Yan Liu, Zi-Feng Zhang and Wan-Li Ma

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 321, 122025
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Bi/Bi ₂O ₃/WO ₃ Composite: A Bifunctional Plasmonic Heterostructure for Detection and Degradation Pollutions in Wastewater

Xiaoli Xi, Linyan Zhao, Yangsi Liu, Yuegang Shen, Jianyu Wang, Yanan Liu and Zuoren Nie

SSRN Journal, 2022
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H2O2-assisted metallic Bi-loaded Bi2Sn2O7 for efficient photocatalytic marine bacteria removal

Chenglin Zhang, Jiangpeng Li, Su Zhan, Wenjun Jiang and Feng Zhou

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2025, 152, 340
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Efficient solar-driven CO2 reduction on aminated 2D/2D BiOBr/CdS-diethylenetriamine S-scheme heterojunction

Yue Huang, Jinfeng Zhang, Kai Dai, Changhao Liang and Graham Dawson

Ceramics International, 2022, 48, 8423
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Research progress in metal sulfides for photocatalysis: From activity to stability

Sushu Zhang, Xiaoyu Ou, Qian Xiang, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro, Jiajie Fan and Kangle Lv

Chemosphere, 2022, 303, 135085
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Recent advances in special morphologic photocatalysts for NOx removal

Yang Yang, Xiuzhen Zheng, Wei Ren, Jiafang Liu, Xianliang Fu, Sugang Meng, Shifu Chen and Chun Cai

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2022, 16
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Dependence of superoxide radical generation on peroxymonosulfate under visible light: Enrofloxacin degradation and mechanism insight

Chun Liu, Zhoutian Ding, Mingxing Shi, Dongting Wang, Qun Chen, Mingzhu Xia and Fengyun Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 485, 149721
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Highly Efficient Ce and Co Codoped OMS-2 Catalyst for NO Oxidation

Hai-Bin Luo, Hui-Dong Mao, Qi Chen, Rong Zhang, Yuan-Hang Qin, Zhen Chen, Li Yang and Cun-Wen Wang

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 4297
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Plant-Based Phytochemicals for Synthesis of Z-Scheme In2O3/CdS Heterostructures: DFT Analysis and Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to HCOOH and CO

Pramod Madhukar Gawal and Animes Kumar Golder

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 13538
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Dispersible CdS1−Se solid-solution nanocrystal photocatalysts: Photoinduced self-transformation synthesis and enhanced hydrogen-evolution activity

Siqin Tao, Wei Zhong, Feng Chen, Ping Wang and Huogen Yu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 627, 320
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Amorphization-Crystallization Synergism on Mosx Homojunction for Boosting Photocatalytic H2 Production of Tio2 in Alkaline Medium

Linfeng Li, Duoduo Gao, Feng Chen, Xuefei Wang and Huogen Yu

SSRN Journal, 2022
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Amorphization-crystallization synergism on MoSx homojunction for boosting photocatalytic H2 production of TiO2 in alkaline medium

Linfeng Li, Duoduo Gao, Feng Chen, Xuefei Wang and Huogen Yu

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 608, 155173
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Recent advances of non-noble metals based plasma materials in photocatalysis

Shuming Li, Heng Rao, Chenxi Tang, Tengfei Bao, Ping She and Jun-sheng Qin

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 510, 215803
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Photocatalytic Enhancement Strategy with the Introduction of Metallic Bi: A Review on Bi/Semiconductor Photocatalysts

Yankai Song, Zongqi Bao and Yingying Gu

The Chemical Record, 2024, 24
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Preparation and visible-light photocatalytic activity of Bi5+ doped Bi2WO6 nanoflowers

CHUNHUI DU, XIAOXIN MA, HONGDAN XUE, FULI WANG, HAIJUN YANG, LIGANG ZHANG, LIHONG MA, LIYUN JIA and KE WANG

Bull Mater Sci, 2022, 45
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Mn-N/C interfacial bridge accelerating electrons transfer of MnCO3/α-Ni(OH)2 to promote surface adsorbates activation for favorable photocatalytic NO oxidation

Ruiyang Zhang, Sijie Li, Aili Zhang, Yan Zhang, Jingyang Guo, Fan Dong and Ying Zhou

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11, 110244
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One Stone, Two Birds Strategy for Synthesized Metallic Bi-Doped ZnWO4-Enriched Oxygen Defection for Enhancing Marine Bacterial Inactivation

Chenglin Zhang, Jiangpeng Li, Qiuchen He, Ziming Zhao, Wenjun Jiang, Su Zhan and Feng Zhou

Crystal Growth & Design, 2025, 25, 2071
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Bi/Bi2O3/WO3 composite: A bifunctional plasmonic heterostructure for detection and degradation pollutions in wastewater

Linyan Zhao, Yangsi Liu, Xiaoli Xi, Yuegang Shen, Jianyu Wang, Yanan Liu and Zuoren Nie

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 107643
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Bi/ZnIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction for sacrificial-agent-free photocatalytic hydrogen generation coupled with furfuryl alcohol oxidation

Guang Yang, Mingyu Dou, Hua Yang, Zunhao Wang, Xinyi Chi, Erkang Liu, Yu Cui and Jianmin Dou

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2026, 209, 110639
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In Situ Preparation of Mn0.2Cd0.8S‐Diethylenetriamine/Porous g‐C3N4 S‐Scheme Heterojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Zhiwei Zhao, Kai Dai, Jinfeng Zhang and Graham Dawson

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2023, 7
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Fabrication of Bi/S-Bi2O2CO3 plasmon heterojunction with sulfur-activated enhancement for photocatalysis

Chaowei Luo, Mengchen Liao, Jie Xiong, Lihui Wang and Hongyan Zeng

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 713, 136464
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Fabrication of three-dimensional hierarchical porous 2D/0D/2D g-C3N4 modified MXene-derived TiO2@C: Synergy effect of photocatalysis and H2O2 oxidation in NO removal

Tong Wang, Lu Chang, Huan Wu, Wenhan Yang, Jinrong Cao, Hua Fan, Jingquan Wang, Haitao Liu, Yunhu Hou, Yunchao Jiang and Hao Zhu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 612, 434
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Facile synthesis of VS2/CdS/NaYF4: Yb, Er ternary heterojunctions for the visible-near-infrared-light driven photocatalysis

Jun Xia, Fulin Wang, Man Zhou, Kangqiang Lu, Weiya Huang, Changlin Yu and Kai Yang

Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2023, 317, 123583
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Optimizing hydrogen adsorption of Ni B cocatalyst by integrating P atom for enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity of CdS

Haoyu Long, Ping Wang, Xuefei Wang, Feng Chen and Huogen Yu

Applied Surface Science, 2022, 604, 154457
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Hierarchical hollow-microsphere cadmium sulfide-carbon dots composites with enhancing charge transfer efficiency for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Changhai Liu, Yue Zhang, Tiantian Shi, Qian Liang and Zhidong Chen

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 936, 168286
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In Situ Fabrication of Plasmonic Bi/Cspbbr3 Composite Photocatalyst Toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Co2 Reduction

Yanzhao Wu, Xiaoyang Yue, Jiajie Fan, Xiaomin Hao and Quanjun Xiang

SSRN Journal, 2022
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A novel S-scheme 3D ZnIn2S4/WO3 heterostructure for improved hydrogen production under visible light irradiation

Mengyu Zhao, Sen Liu, Daimei Chen, Sushu Zhang, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 2615
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Improving charge separation capability of CdS/Bi/Ti3C2Tx nanocomposites for efficient photocatalytic oxidative organic transformations

Wenjing Gao, Ziyu Zhao, Chaorong Qi, Xin Chen, Meng Yu, Rongkai Ye and Jianqiang Hu

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 699, 134745
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Bi2S3-based photocatalysts: Properties, synthesis, modification strategies, and mechanistic insights towards environmental sustainability and green energy technologies

Akshay Chawla, Anita Sudhaik, Sonu, Rohit Kumar, Pankaj Raizada, Tansir Ahamad, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Quyet Van Le, Van-Huy Nguyen, Sourbh Thakur and Pardeep Singh

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 529, 216443
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Simultaneous introduction of surface plasmon resonance effect and oxygen vacancies onto Bi/Bi2O3 heterostructure for enhancing visible-light photocatalysis

Xiang-Feng Wu, Yun-Xuan Fu, Tian-Long Chang, Yun-Ning Jia, Jia-Lu Shang, Hui Wang, Zi-Hao Fan, Chen-Xu Wang, Jun-Zhang Su and Li-Jie Ci

Appl. Phys. A, 2022, 128
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Recent Progress of Natural Mineral Materials in Environmental Remediation

Ningxin Kang, Weichuang Zhou, Zheng Qi, Yuhan Li, Zhi Wang, Qin Li and Kangle Lv

Catalysts, 2022, 12, 996
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In situ fabrication of plasmonic Bi/CsPbBr3 composite photocatalyst toward enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Yanzhao Wu, Xiaoyang Yue, Jiajie Fan, Xiaoming Hao and Quanjun Xiang

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 609, 155391
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Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol to Benzaldehyde Using BiVO4/BiOBr/Au Nanosheets

Ahmed E. ElMetwally, Mostafa Saad Sayed, Jae-Jin Shim, Marc R. Knecht and Leonidas G. Bachas

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 5909
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Effect of precursors on the structure and photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 for NO oxidation and CO2 reduction

Liang Ma, Zhou Li, Zhiqiang Jiang, Xiaofeng Wu, Shixin Chang, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43, 100416
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Construction of heterostructured CaCO3/NiS with enhanced photocatalytic antibacterial performance under visible light

Chongxue Huang, Feng Xu, Chaohao Hu, Xinling Wang, Dianhui Wang, Yan Zhong and Chengying Tang

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2024, 447, 115187
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Crystal-facet and microstructure engineering in ZnO for photocatalytic NO oxidation

Yanshan Wan, Jibiao Li, Jiupai Ni, Chong Wang, Chengsheng Ni and Hong Chen

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 435, 129073
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Remarkable Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity of High-Energy TiO2 Nanocrystals for NO Oxidation through Surface Defluorination

Xiaofeng Wu, Jie Zhou, Qiuyan Tan, Kaining Li, Qin Li, Sónia A. Correia Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 11479
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Surface Acidification of BiOI/TiO2 Composite Enhanced Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Benzene

Ziwang Zhao, Hao Wang, Chunyu Wang, Yuan Sun, Hao Han, Jian Kang, Yanchun Dong and Lei Wang

Separations, 2022, 9, 315
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Synthesis of CdS QDs/NH2-Nb2O5 via electrostatic self-assembly method for highly efficient photocatalytic removal of NO and synchronous inhibition of NO2

Xinjie Song, Xiaoyu Jin, Jiaojiao Yang, Mengyao Ruan, Yipeng Wang, Junnan Tao, Di Hu, Gang Cheng and Wenxin Dai

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 357, 130277
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Highly active amorphous nitrogen-doped niobium oxide for deep photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light

Xinjie Song, Zewen Li, Yunxia Li, Yipeng Wang, Yuxuan Zhang, Junnan Tao, Di Hu, Gang Cheng and Wenxin Dai

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 700, 138561
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Singlet oxygen in environmental catalysis: Mechanisms, applications and future directions

Zheng Qi, Xiaofeng Wu, Qin Li, Chunshan Lu, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro, Zaiwang Zhao, Yi Liu and Kangle Lv

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 529, 216439
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Synergistic Electric Metal (Ni SAs)‐Semiconductor (CdS NPs) Interaction for Improved H2O‐to‐H2 Conversion Performance under Simulated Sunlight

Wei Li, Yanyan Dang, Tenghao Ma, Jiayuan Li, Guocheng Liao, Fanfan Gao, Wen Duan, Xuechuan Wang and Chuanyi Wang

Solar RRL, 2023, 7
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Synthesis of CdS QDs/BaSnO3 nanocomposites via electrostatic self-assembly for visible light photocatalytic deep oxidation of NO

Xinjie Song, Aoqiang Li, Zehua Cai, Xun Chen, Wenxin Dai and Xianzhi Fu

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 623, 157004
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Accelerated transfer and separation of charge carriers during the photocatalytic production of hydrogen over Au/ZrO2–TiO2 structures by interfacial energy states

David Ramírez-Ortega, Diana Guerrero-Araque, Jhon Harrison Sierra-Uribe, Roberto Camposeco, Ricardo Gómez and Rodolfo Zanella

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 15956
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A review of recent progress in solar fuel (Hydrogen) generation via photocatalytic water-splitting of cadmium sulfide (CdS) based photocatalyst

Dahiru Umaru, Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, J. Mohammed, Abdussalam Balarabe Suleiman, Chifu Ebenezer Ndikilar and Yusuf Zakariyya

Applied Surface Science Advances, 2023, 18, 100520
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The in-situ fabricated Bi nanoparticles on the BiOBr efficiently inhibit the production of toxic by-product NO2 during the photocatalytic NO oxidation

Xiaofei Zhao, Zhengjie Li, Yuxin Tang, Maosen Xu, Youzhou He, Xingyan Liu, Jia Zeng and Shangyi Zhang

Materials Letters, 2024, 372, 137000
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Fabricating an ohmic junction of Ag/CdS for highly efficient multi-electron reduction of CO2 to CH4

Chaoqiang Li, Xiangyu Xu and Aizhong Jia

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 58, 105807
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Increasing the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Activity of CdS Nanorods by Introducing Interfacial and Polarization Electric Fields

Zheng Qi, Jinbao Chen, Qin Li, Ning Wang, Sónia A.C. Carabineiro and Kangle Lv

Small, 2023, 19
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Construction of a novel BiOI/Bi2S3/PAN visible light response catalyst with efficient degradation activity for TC

Xu Wang, Xuanmo Zhao, Jiahui Liu, Jie Bai and Haiou Liang

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 166, 112617
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