journal article·2026-08

Emerging trends of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts from 2020 to 2025

Jinlong Zhang, Xiaoyi Jiang, Dongxiao Wen, Jiahe Peng, Jizhou Jiang

Science China Materials· Volume 69· Issue 8
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