journal article·2026-01

Synergistic sulfur vacancy and polydopamine engineering in Sv-CdS@PDA Z-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic H2O2 production with robust anticorrosion

Guangyuan Chen, Tingting Tang, Yubao Li, Chenyang Lin, Shijian Zhou, Yan Kong

Science China Materials· Volume 69· Issue 1
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