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Carbon nanostructured fullerene-based photocatalysts for solar fuel generation: linking electronic structure, charge dynamics, and photocatalytic function

Balvinder Kaur, Pardeep Singh, Savas Kaya, Duc Anh Dinh, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Van-Huy Nguyen, Pankaj Raizada

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Fullerene serves as an electron acceptor, donor, and mediator, facilitating charge separation and interfacial electron migration, driving efficient solar fuel generation.
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OpenAlex topics: CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

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School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173212, India

Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry, 58140 Sivas, Turkey

NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nguyen Tat Thanh University Center for Hi-Tech Development, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital, and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamil Nadu, India

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