journal article·2023-01

Morphological guidance and proportional control of Cu2O/ZnO core/shell heterojunction with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance

Lin Cheng, Guosong Wu, Diqing Ruan, Huaping Wu, Aiping Liu

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 58· Issue 1
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