journal article·2025-08-19

Photocatalytic oxidative coupling of methane to C3+ hydrocarbons via nanopore-confined microenvironments

Wenfeng Nie, Liwei Chen, Yuchen Hao, Xiangjie Ge, Haodong Liu, Jiani Li, Jialin Wang, Zhao Wang, Hui-Zi Huang, Chao Sun, Cuncai Lv, Shangbo Ning, Linjie Gao, Yaguang Li, Shufang Wang, Bo Wang, Jinhua Ye

Nature Energy· Volume 10· Issue 9
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