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Multidimensional regulation of interfacial microenvironment by alkali metal ions for selective photothermal CO2 conversion

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Synergistic Ni-Co Active Sites in NH2-MIL-125 for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction toward Multi-Electron Products

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A Review on Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into C2+ Products: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

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Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Conventional and Framework Materials for CO2 Capture and Conversion Into Value‐Added Chemicals/Fuel

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Machine learning and DFT-assisted design of A2B2X6 2D materials for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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Comprehensive Understanding of the Structural Modulation Principles for Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical/Photocatalytic Processes via X‐Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

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Engineering isolated and paired active metal sites on MOFs for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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Metabolic engineering strategies to improve microbial acetate utilization for chemical production

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No Matter What Energy Input: Tetradentate PNNP‐Ligated Iridium Complexes for CO2 Reduction

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Defect Chemistry in Rare-Earth High-Entropy Oxides for Solar-Driven CO2 Conversion

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Highly Efficient Simultaneous Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 and O2 from Air Using Conjugated Microporous Polymers with Ionic Imidazolium Sites

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Colloidal Synthesis of Palladium Nanocluster‐Decorated Cs3Sb2Cl9 Perovskite Heterostructural Nanorods for Enhanced CO2 Photoreduction

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Defect engineering of Z-scheme heterojunction catalysts for efficient CO2 photoreduction

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Innovatively Designed Chalk-Shaped CdS@ACC Nanocomposite Photocatalyst-Enzyme Attached Artificial Photosynthesis Reactor for Production of Formic Acid from CO2

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MOF-based composite catalysts for CO2 reduction: Recent advances and perspectives

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Synergistic effects of ZnO in Cu-based catalysts for CO2 reduction: mechanistic insights into enhanced C2 product formation

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Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals using layered double hydroxide-based materials: A review

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The synergistic optimization of charge polarized metal sites and local *CO concentration regulation achieves photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to produce C2H4

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