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Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C3N4 photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents
Direct splitting of pure water into H2 and O2 in a stoichiometric molar ratio of 2 : 1 by conjugated polymers via a 4-electron pathway was established for the first time, as demonstrated here using a g-C3N4 polymer and redox co-catalysts of Pt and Co species.
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Achieving remarkable mechanochromism and white-light emission with thermally activated delayed fluorescence through the molecular heredity principle
An asymmetric molecule created by molecular heredity exhibits remarkable mechanochromism and white-light emission.
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Highly effective sites and selectivity of nitrogen-doped graphene/CNT catalysts for CO2 electrochemical reduction
The selectivity of CO2 electrochemical reduction can be tuned for N-doped graphene/CNT catalysts after active sites are determined.
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Aromatic hydrocarbon macrocycles for highly efficient organic light-emitting devices with single-layer architectures
Aromatic hydrocarbon macrocycles for phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices with a single-layer architecture were designed.
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Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer reaction demonstrating anti-Kasha behavior
When excited with high energy quanta, specially designed 3-hydroxychromone derivatives demonstrate dramatic enhancement of the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reaction in obvious violation of Kasha's rule.
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Accurate calculation of the absolute free energy of binding for drug molecules
Free energy calculations based on molecular dynamics and thermodynamic cycles accurately reproduce experimental affinities of diverse bromodomain inhibitors.
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