journal article·2026-03

Redox dual-cocatalysts modified ZnIn2S4 hollow sphere with spatially separated carrier for photocatalytic H2 production coupled with selective benzyl alcohol oxidation

Xingpeng Liu, Xiuyan Li, Bin Sun, Yaoyao Wu, Yuanyuan Wang, Xuefeng Sun, Xiao Lin, Tingting Gao, Guowei Zhou

Science China Materials· Volume 69· Issue 3
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