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Unveiling the facet-dependent activity of Cu2O for enhanced selective electroreduction of nitric oxide to ammonia and Zn-NO batteries

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Ag-decorated Cu2O porous hollow catalyst for promoting CO2 electroreduction to C2H4 via enrichment of CO

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Balancing electron supply and consumption in support-structured MOF@COF heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 conversion

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Double Tuning of the Local Environment on Cu Nanoparticles Towards Enhanced C2+ Selectivity

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Enhancing *CO coverage on Sm-Cu2O via 4f-3d orbital hybridization for highly efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2H4

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Synthesis and Application of Copper‐Based Nanostructured Catalysts in Carbon Dioxide Reduction

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Enhancing C2+ Product Faradaic Efficiency in CO2 Reduction Using Fluorine-Stabilized Superhydrophobic Copper (δ+)

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Enhanced CO2 Reduction to Ethylene with Hollow Cu2O Structure by Facet-Controlled Etching

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Doping engineering in copper-based electrocatalysts: A strategic approach for enhancing CO2 electroreduction efficiency

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Non‐Metallic Element Modification: A Promising Strategy Toward Efficient Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

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Boosting CO2 Electroreduction to C2H4 via Unconventional Hybridization: High-Order Ce4+ 4f and O 2p Interaction in Ce-Cu2O for Stabilizing Cu+

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Development of a sporopollenin-hydrogel-Cu2O composite for dye removal: Addressing the dual challenges of agglomeration and ‌embedding of metal nanoparticles in hydrogel-based catalysts

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Tailoring Interlayer Microenvironment of 2D Layered Double Hydroxides for CO2 Reduction with Enhanced C2+ Production

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Dynamic Surface Evolution and O Diffusion in High-Index Cu2O Surfaces for Enhanced Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

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Novel application of electrochemical test for the controllable electrodeposition of Cu2O and metallic Cu film

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Deciphering the Stability Mechanism of Cu Active Sites in CO2 Electroreduction via Suppression of Antibonding Orbital Occupancy in the O 2p-Cu 3d Hybridization

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Enhancing Fenton-like Degradation of Organic Pollutants at Neutral pH by Multivalent Cu NCs/HAp Nanocatalysts

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Mn-doped CdS/Cu2O: An S-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic hydrogen production

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Tuning the CO2 electrocatalytic reduction pathway via oxygen-locking effect in CuCr2O4/CuO heterostructures

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